References for Knowing the Relied-Upon Madhhab of Imam Ahmad
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what are the references I should rely on to know the madhhab of Imam Ahmad, and that this is his relied-upon madhhab? Because I find a difference in the narrations, even in the books of Imam Ibn Qudamah; sometimes he states that this is the madhhab, and other times that that is the madhhab?
Answer:
The matter, or the madhhab, is based on the evidence. Whatever is supported by evidence is the madhhab of Ahmad, and it is the madhhab of al-Shafi'i, and the madhhab of all the Imams. They take what is supported by evidence, and they do not pay attention to what contradicts the evidence. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what are the references I should rely on to know the madhhab of Imam Ahmad, and that this is his relied-upon madhhab? Because I find a difference in the narrations, even in the books of Imam Ibn Qudamah; sometimes he states that this is the madhhab, and other times that that is the madhhab?
Answer:
The matter, or the madhhab, is based on the evidence. Whatever is supported by evidence is the madhhab of Ahmad, and it is the madhhab of al-Shafi'i, and the madhhab of all the Imams. They take what is supported by evidence, and they do not pay attention to what contradicts the evidence. Yes.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 28-05-1435هـ — alfawzan.live (1:10:18)
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