Introduction:
Ahmad ibn Hanbal (164 A.H.-241 A.H.)veryBorn in Baghdad, ibn Hanbal came from a family of soldiers but a family that was impoverished. Fortunately, this poverty was not an obstacle in his pursuit of knowledge. He studied the Quran, Arabic, ahadith, literature and traditions of the Prophet (PBUH) and his Companions.
Life of Ahmed bin hanbal:
His life was full of travels to Syria, Hijaz and Iraq. In the Hijaz, he met with the other scholar of figh, like Imam Shafe'i, and that was the beginning of his interest in figh.face hardships under three Abbasid caliphs.
It all began when al-Mamun declared for all the The hardship of poverty was not the only blow that ibn Hanbal faced in his life. He had to scholars to adopt the Mu'tazali opinion that the Quran was created. If not, then they would receive hard punishment. Of course, the Quran was not created and Ahmad ibn Hanbal openly refused such an act. This led to the Imam being taken away in chains to al-Mamun.However, al-Mamun died before confronting ibn Hanbal. His successor and brother, al- Mutasim adopted the same Mu'tazali view.
The new caliph was harsh because he carried out his duties and punishment by the sword. He put ibn Hanbal in jail and whipped him for 28 months. When he was released, he continued with his studies and teaching until al-Wathiq came into control of the Caliphate. Again, Ahmad ibn Hanbal was imprisoned.
When released, al-Wathiq gave the ultimatum that ibn Hanbal cannot be in the same city as the caliph or he will be punished.Therefore, the Abbasids were cruel to ibn Hanbal despite the latter's reputation in knowledge.
The most famous book that ibn Hanbal wrote was called the Musnad. It is a full collection of ahadith in which ibn Hanbal himself collected through out his travels. The writing of this book began when he was sixteen years of age until his near death.
Although, ibn Hanbal did not write any specific book on figh, there were some books on Hajj and prayer that were attributed to him.
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