The reason Imam Ahmad is given precedence over al-Bukhari and Muslim in tracing hadiths to their sources
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Why does the author (may Allah have mercy on him), in tracing the hadiths to their sources, give Imam Ahmad precedence over al-Bukhari and Muslim?
Answer:
Because Imam Ahmad is their Shaykh, and the Shaykh of al-Bukhari, the Shaykh of Muslim, the Shaykh of Abu Dawud, and the Shaykh of al-Tirmidhi. He is their Imam and the Imam of the hadith scholars (may Allah have mercy on him). Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Why does the author (may Allah have mercy on him), in tracing the hadiths to their sources, give Imam Ahmad precedence over al-Bukhari and Muslim?
Answer:
Because Imam Ahmad is their Shaykh, and the Shaykh of al-Bukhari, the Shaykh of Muslim, the Shaykh of Abu Dawud, and the Shaykh of al-Tirmidhi. He is their Imam and the Imam of the hadith scholars (may Allah have mercy on him). Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب الدخول في الماء بغير إزار — islamhouse.com (54:32)
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