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**Fainnamoony** · 09-15-2011, 05:38 AM

Since we're bringing up the Hanbali madhab it always confuses me, I read a couple of the sayings of Ahmad (rah) and he obviously was no fan of taqleed but how is it that he has a Madhab and a Muqallideen then???

Well I heard that Imam Ahmad was a muhaddith, and he didn't like people writing down anything besdies ahadith. However, when the mu'tazili fitnah occured, and our Imam was beaten, his popularity rised and students flocked to him. Some of his students disobeyed his command not to consign to writing his usul, after he passed away, and hence his madh-hab survived. Wa Llahu a'lam.

09-15-2011, 05:38 AM	#20
Fainnamoony Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 513 Senior Member	Since we're bringing up the Hanbali madhab it always confuses me, I read a couple of the sayings of Ahmad (rah) and he obviously was no fan of taqleed but how is it that he has a Madhab and a Muqallideen then??? Well I heard that Imam Ahmad was a muhaddith, and he didn't like people writing down anything besdies ahadith. However, when the mu'tazili fitnah occured, and our Imam was beaten, his popularity rised and students flocked to him. Some of his students disobeyed his command not to consign to writing his usul, after he passed away, and hence his madh-hab survived. Wa Llahu a'lam.
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