Al-Mutawakkil and his release of Imam Ahmad from prison
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Ah. Was it the Caliph al-Mutawakkil (may Allah have mercy on him) who released Imam Ahmad (may Allah have mercy on him) from prison during the Inquisition?
Answer:
Yes, yes, it was he who released Imam Ahmad from prison and supported and backed him. Yes. Al-Mutawakkil has a great merit; the Abbasid Caliph al-Mutawakkil has a great merit, and he had sound faith.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Ah. Was it the Caliph al-Mutawakkil (may Allah have mercy on him) who released Imam Ahmad (may Allah have mercy on him) from prison during the Inquisition?
Answer:
Yes, yes, it was he who released Imam Ahmad from prison and supported and backed him. Yes. Al-Mutawakkil has a great merit; the Abbasid Caliph al-Mutawakkil has a great merit, and he had sound faith.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 103 من 108/شرح كتاب إغاثة اللهفان في مصائد الشيطان/أبطل الباطل/صالح الفوزان/العقيدة/كبار العلماء — youtube.com (56:17)
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