‘Ubaydullah ibn ‘Abdillah reported: Abdullah ibn Mas’ud, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “No one narrates a hadith to people who cannot comprehend it except that it will be
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Ibn Muflih reported: Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “Supplication is a proportional punishment. Whoever supplicates against the one who wronged him, he has not
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Salih reported: A man mentioned Al-Hajjaj or others to his father, Ahmad ibn Hanbal, may Allah be pleased with him, saying, “Let him be cursed!” Ahmad said, “I do not
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Ibn Umar reported: In the lifetime of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, while his companions were numerous, we preferred Abu Bakr, Umar, and Uthman, then
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Abu Dawud al-Sijistani reported: The circle of Ahmad ibn Hanbal, may Allah be pleased with him, was a circle of the Hereafter, as he would not mention the affairs of
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Abu Bakr al-Marrudhi reported: I heard Ahmad ibn Hanbal, may Allah have mercy on him, mentioning the Caliph al-Mutawakkil and he said, “Indeed, I pray for his righteousness and well-being.”
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Ibrahim ibn al-Utrush reported: Ma’ruf al-Karkhi, may Allah have mercy on him, was upon the Tigris river, and we were with him as we passed by some people on a
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Al-Mutallib reported: When Uthman ibn Madh’un died, he was brought out for his funeral and he was buried. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, ordered a man to
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Sindi reported: A man asked Abu Abdullah, Imam Ahmad, “My father has ordered me to divorce my wife.” Ahmad said, “Do not divorce her.” He said, “Did not Umar command
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Abdullah ibn Mas’ud reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, cursed the one who marries a woman to overturn an irrevocable divorce and the man for
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Yazid ibn Rukanah reported: Rukanah had divorced his wife irrevocably and the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, only counted it as one divorce. Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 2196
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Al-Maruwidhi reported: Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal, may Allah have mercy on him, was asked about love for the sake of Allah and he said, “It is that you not love
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Aisha reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “There is no marriage unless with a guardian and two credible witnesses. Any marriage contracted with less
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Al-Bayhaqi reported: Ahmad ibn Hanbal, may Allah be pleased with him, would supplicate in prostration, “O Allah, whomever among this nation is not upon the truth, but thinks he is
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Muhanna reported: I asked Abu Abdullah Imam Ahmad, may Allah have mercy on him, about enjoining good and forbidding evil, “How should one enjoin it?” Ahmad said, “One should enjoin
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Sa’id ibn Jubayr reported: I asked Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, “Shall I enjoin good and forbid evil upon the ruler?” Ibn Abbas said, “If you fear
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Ibn Abbas reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, ordered fasting on the day of ‘Ashura, the tenth of al-Muharram. Imam al-Tirmidhi said, “It is reported
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Abu Qilabah reported: I asked Muslim ibn Yasar, may Allah have mercy on him, “Where should one fix his gaze in prayer?” Muslim said, “If it is where you prostrate,
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Al-Hakam ibn al-A’raj reported: I went to Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, and I said, “Tell me about fasting the day of ‘Ashura.” Ibn Abbas said, “When
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Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “This knowledge will be carried by the trustworthy of every successive generation, refuting the corruption of
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