Is it correct to say that Imam Ahmad (may Allah have mercy on him) was one of the ascetic Sufis?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: Is it correct to say that Imam Ahmad (may Allah have mercy on him) was one of the ascetic Sufis? I am enrolled at the university, and I obtained a memorandum from one of the professors, in which this is recorded in the chapter on Sufism.
Answer:
This is a false statement. Imam Ahmad was not one of the Sufis; rather, he was one of the divinely inspired scholars, not one of the Sufis.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: Is it correct to say that Imam Ahmad (may Allah have mercy on him) was one of the ascetic Sufis? I am enrolled at the university, and I obtained a memorandum from one of the professors, in which this is recorded in the chapter on Sufism.
Answer:
This is a false statement. Imam Ahmad was not one of the Sufis; rather, he was one of the divinely inspired scholars, not one of the Sufis.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [970 /1350] هل يصح القول بأن الإمام أحمد رحمه الله من الصوفية الزهاد؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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