Did Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal (may Allah have mercy on him) act correctly in his denial of the issue of the creation of the Qur'an to the Sultan?
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Question:
The Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, says: Did Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal (may Allah have mercy on him) act correctly in his denial of the issue of the creation of the Qur'an to the Sultan, and in what he faced? Did he act correctly?
Answer:
It was Ahmad who was tested. It was Ahmad who was tested. They wanted to force him to say that the Qur'an is created. They wanted to force him to say that the Qur'an is created. He refused to say this, may Allah have mercy on him. They are the ones who tested him. They tortured him. They did not face them; they are the ones who tested him. For this reason, they wanted to force him to say that the Qur'an is created. He refused, may Allah have mercy on him. Yes.
The Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, says: Did Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal (may Allah have mercy on him) act correctly in his denial of the issue of the creation of the Qur'an to the Sultan, and in what he faced? Did he act correctly?
Answer:
It was Ahmad who was tested. It was Ahmad who was tested. They wanted to force him to say that the Qur'an is created. They wanted to force him to say that the Qur'an is created. He refused to say this, may Allah have mercy on him. They are the ones who tested him. They tortured him. They did not face them; they are the ones who tested him. For this reason, they wanted to force him to say that the Qur'an is created. He refused, may Allah have mercy on him. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل أصاب الإمام أحمد بن حنبل –رحمه الله في إنكاره على السلطان مسألة خلْق القرآن؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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