What is meant by the statement of Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah: "Abu Ubayd is one of the four imams"?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is meant by the statement of Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him): "Abu Ubayd is one of the four imams"?
Answer:
Before the imams, he is one of the four imams in the time of Imam Ahmad, and Imam Ahmad is the last of the four imams, so these are after the three imams who preceded them, yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is meant by the statement of Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him): "Abu Ubayd is one of the four imams"?
Answer:
Before the imams, he is one of the four imams in the time of Imam Ahmad, and Imam Ahmad is the last of the four imams, so these are after the three imams who preceded them, yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [357 -1024] ما المراد بقول شيخ الإسلام ابن تيمية: أبو عبيد أحد الأئمة الأربعة؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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