"O Ahmad, say in my ear: "The Qur’an is created!"

Imam Ahmad was being punished, and its narrated:

تقدم إليه ابن أبي دؤاد، وقال له: يا أحمد قل في أذني القرآن مخلوق حتى أخلصك من يد الخليفة؛ فقال له الإمام أحمد: يا بن أبي دؤاد قل في أذني القرآن كلام الله وليس بمخلوق حتى أخلصك من عذاب الله عز وجل

Ibn Abi Du’ad came to him and said, ‘O Ahmad, say in my ear: ‘The Qur’an is created,’ so that I may save you from the hand of the Caliph.’ So Imam Ahmad said to him, “O Ibn Abi Du’ad, say in my ear: ‘The Qur’an is the Speech of Allaah, it is not created,’ so that I save you from the punishment of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic!!”

["Al-Manhaj Al-Ahmad", 1/35].

O Ahmed, and does the Quraan die!?

Excerpt from ” Foundations of the Sunnah “

Imam Ahmed Ibn Hanbal died 241H

pg 93

When I arose ( the next morning ) I made my way to the door ( of al-Mu’tasim ) and the people were entering , so I entered along with them . Al Mu’tasim approached and sat on his chair and said ” Bring Ahmed ibn Hanbal “, and so he was brought. When he stood in front of him , Al Mu’tasim said to him, ” How were you in your cell yesterday, O Ahmad?.

Imam Ahmad said . ” In goodness and alhumdulillah except that in my cell, O Ameerul Mumineen, I saw something amazing “. He said to him ” And what did you see ?”. So he replied ” I arose in the middle of the night , performed ablution for the prayer and prayed two rakah. In one rakah I recited Alhumdulillah….and Qul Authoo bi rabin naas, and in the second rakah I recited Alhumdulillah….and Qul authoo bi rabil Faalaq. Then I sat down , read the tashahud and gave salutation ( to my right and left)… and then Istood again, made the takbeer and recited Alhumdulillah …and then I desired to read : Qul huwallahu ahad, And I was not able to. I tried hard to read something else from the Quran and I was not able. Then I stretched my eyes to the corner of the prison and ( behold) I saw the Quraan laid out on the floor , dead. So I washed it and shrouded it, then prayed over it and buried it.

So Al Mu’tasim said ” Woe be to you, O Ahmed, and does the Quraan die!?. So Ahmed said to him “ Well that is what you say – That is is created . And everything created dies”. Al Mu’tasim said ” AHmad has subdued us, Ahmad has subdued us”.

Then Ibn Abee Duwaad and Bishr al Mareesee said ” Kill him, so that we can rest ( in his absence”. Al Mu’tasim said ” I have pledged to Allah that I will not kill him with a sword and that I will not order for him to be killed with a sword”. Ibn Abee Dawud said to him, ” Then lash him with a whip “. So Al Mu’tasim said ” Yes “and then said ” Bring the executioners “, and so they were brought.
Al Mu’tasim said to one of them ” With how many lashes will you kill him ?’. He said ” With Ten , O Ammerul Mumineen “. Then he replied ” Take him to yourself ( beat him )”.

Sulaymaan as Sijzee continued ” So Imaam Ahmad was undressed and made to wear a garment of wool around his waist. Two new ropes were drawn tight around his hands. the man took the whip in his hand and said ” Shall I strike him O Ameerul Mumineen?”.

Al Mu’tasim said ” Strike him “, and he struck him with one lash. Imam Ahmed said ” Alhumdulillah “.The he lashed him a second time and Imam Ahmed said ” Whatever Allah wills occurs “. Then he struck him a third time and Imaam Ahmed said ” There is no movement nor power save that Allah , the Most high, the Mighty”.

When the man desired to strike him a fourth time I looked at the garment around his waist and it had become loose. He wished that he could fall to the ground, so he raised his head towards the sky and moved his lips – and Suddenly the earth shook and two hands came out of it and supported his weight by the power of Allah , the mighty, the Majestic.

When Al Mu’tasin saw this he said ” Leave him “. Then Ibn Abee Duwaad came to him and said ” O Ahmad , say in my ear The Quran is created so that I may save you from the hand of the khaleefah”. So Imam Ahmad said to him ” O Abee Duwaad, say in my ear The Quran is the Speech of Allah , it is not created, so that I may save you from the punishment of Allah , the Mighty, and Majestic”. Al Mu’tasim then said ” Place him in the prison “.

Sulaymaan said ” He was then carried to the prison and the people departed with them. Then when the next day arrived the people came to the door ( of Al Mu’tasim ) so I came with them and stood in front of the chair. Then al Mu’tasim appeared and sat in the chair and said ” Bring Ahmad ibn Hanbal “. So he was brought and when he stood in front of him Al Mu’tasim said to him ” How were you in your cell during the night, O son of Hanbal ?”.

He said ” in goodness and all praises are due to Allah “ . Al Mu’tasim said ” O Ahmed, I saw a dream yesterday”. He said ” And what did you see O Ameerul Mumineen ?”. He said ” I saw in my dream as if there were two lions approaching me and they desired to tear me apart. And then two angels appeared and repelled them from me. They gave me a book and said to me ” This written is the dream that Ahmad ibn Hanbal saw in his cell. So what is it that you saw, O son of Hanbal?’.

So Ahmed said to him ” O ameerul Mumineen, I saw as if the Day of Judgement had been established, and as if Allah had gethered the first and the last in a single plain and He was calling them to account. Whilst I was standing , I was called for, so I proceeded until I stood in front of Allah, The mIghty, the Majestic, and He said to me…O Ahmed , for what were you beaten? I said ” On account of the Quraan “. I said Your words Allah, belonging to you . He said from where do you (derive and )say this?. I said O my Lord , Abdur Razzaq narrated to me. So Abdur Razzaq was called for and he was brought , until he was made to stand in front of Allah.He said to him “ What do you say about the Quran O Abdur Razzaaq?”.

He said ” your words O Allah , belonging to you . ” So Allah said from where do you ( derive and ) say this ? He said ” Ma’mar narrated to me. So Ma’mar was called for and he was brought , until he was made to stand in front of Allah, the Mighty and the Magnificent , and He said to him ” What do you say about the Quran O Mamar?”.

He said ” Your words , O Allah, belonging to you” So Allah said from where do you ( derive and ) say this ?. He said AzZuhree narrated to me. So AzZuhree was brought and made to stand in front of Allah the Mighty the Magnificent and He said to him ” What do you say about the Quran O Zuhree?”.

He said ” your words, belonging to you “. So Allah said from where do you ( derive and ) say this ?’. He said :” Urwah narrated to me “. So Urwah was brought and made to stand in front of Allah the Mighty and the Magnificent” and He said to him “O Urwah What do you say about the Quran ?”. He said ” Your words O Allah , belonging to you “.So Allah said from where do you ( derive and ) say this ?”. He said , ” Aaisha, the daughter of Abu Bakr as Siddeeq, narrated to me “.

So Aaisha was called for and she was brought until she was made to stand in front of Allah , the Mighty, the Magnificent, and He said to her ” What do you say about the Quran ,O Aaisha?”. She said ” Your words, belonging to you O Allah “.So Allah said from where do you ( derive and ) say this ?”. She said ” Your Prophet Muhammad sallalahu alayahe was salaam narrated to me “.

He said So Muhammad was called for and he was brought, until he was made to stand in front of Allah, The Mighty and the Magnificent, and He said to him ” What do you say about the Quran O Muhammad ?”. He said ” Your words, O Allah, belonging to you “. So Allah said from where do you ( derive and ) say this ?”. So The Prophet sallallahu alayahe was salaam said ” Jibreel narrated to me “.

So Jibreel was called for and he was brought, until he was made to stand in front of Allah , The Mighty, The Magnificent, and He said to him ” What do you say about the Quraan , O Jibreel?” He said ” Your words, O Allah belonging to you.’ So Allah said ” From where has this come to you ?” He said ” Such did Israafeel narrate to me “.

So Israafeel was called for and he was brought , until he was made to stand in front of Allah, the Mighty and Magnificent, and Allah , the Sublime, said to him , ” What did you say about the Quraan , O Israafeel ? ” He said ” Your words, O Allah belonging to you.’ So Allah said ” From where has this come to you ?” He said ” I saw that in the Lawhul Mahfooz”.

So the Preserved Tablet was brought and stood in front of Allah, the Mighty and Magnificent, and He said ” O Lawh, what do you say about the Quraan ?” And it said ” Your words, O Allah , belonging to You. Then Allah the Exalted said ” From where has this come to you ?” And the Lawh said ” Such did the Qalam inscribe upon me .”

Then the Pen was brought until it stood in front of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, so Allah , the Mighty and Majestic said to it, O Qalam , what do you say about the Quraan?” The Qalam said , ” Your words , O Allah , Belonging to you ” . So Allah said, ” From where has this come to you ?”

The Qalam said -” You dictated and I wrote “.

Then Allah the Mighty and Magnificent said ” The Qalam has spoken the truth. The Lawh has spoken the truth. Israafeel has spoken the truth. Jibreel has spoken the truth. Muhammad has spoken the truth. Aaisha has spoken the truth. Urwah has spoken the truth. Az- Zuhree has spoken the truth. Ma’mar has spoken the truth . Abdur Razzaq has spoken the truth. Ahmad ibn hanbal has spoken the truth. The Quraan is my speech , it is not created “.

Sulayman as Sijzee said ” Al Mu ‘tasim leapt upon hearing that and said ” You have spoken the truth, O son of Hanbal”. Then al Mu ‘tasim repented, oredered the necks of Bishr al Mareesee and Ibn Abee Duwaad to be beaten and revered Ahmad ibn Hanbal and bestowed upon him , But Ahmad refrained from that. He was then ordered to be taken to his house and he was taken.

Subhan Allah.

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Imaams Ahmad and Yahya ibn Ma’een – Catch a Fabricator [of Ahadith].

Ibn ul Jawzee narrated with his own chain of narrators until Ja’far ibn Muhammad at Tayalsee who said:

Ahmad ibn Hanbal and Yahya ibn Ma’een prayed in Masjid ar Rasaafah, after the prayer, a story teller stood saying:

Ahmad ibn Hanbal and Yahya ibn Ma’een narrated to me saying; Abdur Razzaaq ibn Ma’mar narrated to us on the authority of Qataadah that Anas said:

The Messenger of Allaah – صلى الله عليه وسلم – said: ‘Whoever says La Ilaha illAllah, Allah would create a bird with beak of gold and feathers of pearls from every word…’

He continued telling his story which consisted of about twenty pages.
Ahmad ibn Hanbal looked at Yahya ibn Ma’een and Yahya ibn Ma’een looked at Ahmad ibn Hanbal, he said; ‘Have you narrated this to him?!’

Ahmad ibn Hanbal responded: ‘By Allah, I have never heard of these narrations until now.’

When he finished his story and received his donations, he sat down waiting for the rest. Yahya ibn Ma’een signalled for him to approach.

He came thinking that he would receive some money, Yahya said to him: ‘Who narrated this Hadeeth to you?’

He [the storyteller] responded: ‘Ahmad ibn Hanbal and Yahya ibn Ma’een.’

Yahya ibn Ma’een said: ‘I am Yahya ibn Ma’een and this is Ahmad ibn Hanbal and we have never heard of this at all in the Ahadeeth of the the Messenger of Allaah – صلى الله عليه وسلم .

The man said: ‘I have been hearing that Yahya ibn Ma’een is a fool, and I have not verified this until now. As if there are no other Ahmad ibn Hanbals and Yahya ibn Ma’eens except for the both of you. Indeed I have written Ahadeeth on the authority of seventeen Ahmad ibn Hanbals and Yahya ibn Ma’eens.’

Ahmad ibn Hanbal put his sleve over his face and said; ‘Let him go.’

So he got up and left like one belittling them.