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Ahmad ibn Hanbal

أحمد بن حنبل

Abu Abdullah

780 CE – 855 CE (164 AH – 241 AH)(aged ~75) Born in Baghdad Died in Baghdad Quraysh

Ahmad ibn Hanbal was a 9th-century Arab Islamic scholar and theologian, founder of the Hanbali school of jurisprudence, renowned for compiling the Musnad hadith collection.

Ahmad ibn Hanbal was born in 780 CE into the Banu Dhuhl tribe, originally from Basra, and lived during the Abbasid era. He was a prominent jurist and muhaddith, memorising over one million prophetic narrations and compiling the influential hadith collection al-Musnad. Ibn Hanbal played a crucial role during the Mihna, resisting the Abbasid caliphs' imposition of the Mu'tazili doctrine, enduring imprisonment and flogging for his orthodox beliefs. He studied under many scholars, including Abu Yusuf and al-Shafi'i, and later became a judge. His steadfastness earned him great respect in Sunni tradition, and his jurisprudential school remains influential today. He died in 855 CE after a severe illness.

Significance

Founder of the Hanbali school of jurisprudence and compiler of one of the largest and most influential hadith collections, al-Musnad.

Reputation in tradition

Highly venerated in Sunni tradition as a true Imam, master of hadith, and leader of the Sunnah; praised for his steadfastness during the Mihna and regarded as a mujaddid and saintly figure by many.
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thiqa
Generation
Generation 4
Narrations by collection
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Why they matter in hadith

One of the most important hadith scholars and jurists in Islamic history, whose narrations and methodology greatly influenced hadith sciences.

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