The Importance of the Book of Sunnah by Imam Ahmad
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The questioner:
This questioner says: What is the importance of the book Sharh al-Sunnah by Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal (may Allah have mercy on him)?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
He says: The Book of Sunnah by Imam Ahmad.
The Shaykh:
Sharh. Sharh.
The questioner:
Sharh al-Sunnah, I tell you.
The Shaykh:
There is no condition. They call tawhid (the oneness of Allah) in the beginning sunnah. They call 'aqidah (creed) sunnah. So they mention in the chapters of sunnah the chapters of 'aqidah and call them sunnah. 'Aqidah is called sunnah, and it is called 'aqidah, and it is called tawhid. Different names. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
This questioner says: What is the importance of the book Sharh al-Sunnah by Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal (may Allah have mercy on him)?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
He says: The Book of Sunnah by Imam Ahmad.
The Shaykh:
Sharh. Sharh.
The questioner:
Sharh al-Sunnah, I tell you.
The Shaykh:
There is no condition. They call tawhid (the oneness of Allah) in the beginning sunnah. They call 'aqidah (creed) sunnah. So they mention in the chapters of sunnah the chapters of 'aqidah and call them sunnah. 'Aqidah is called sunnah, and it is called 'aqidah, and it is called tawhid. Different names. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
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