Al-Rad 'ala al-JahmiyaAhmad Ibn Hanbal

Preface of the Author—may Allah have mercy on him

In the name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful; in Him we seek help. May Allah shower blessings upon Muhammad, his family, and all his Companions.

The Shaykh, the Imām, the erudite scholar, Shaykh al-Islām Abū ʿAbd Allah Ahmad ibn Muḥammad ibn Ḥanbal al-Shaybānī—may Allah be pleased with him, reward him with Paradise, and forgive him and us by His grace and generosity, Āmīn—said:

All praise is due to Allah who, in every age that succeeds the era of the Messengers, appoints a remnant from the people of knowledge. They call those who have gone astray back to guidance and patiently endure the harm they receive from them. By the Book of Allah they revive the dead, and with the Light of Allah they give sight to the blind. How many a victim of Satan have they brought back to life, and how many a lost wanderer have they directed to the path! How excellent is their effect on people, and how deplorable is the people’s effect on them.1

They ward off from the Book of Allah the distortions of the extremists, the fabrications of the impostors, and the interpretations

(1) Such is the conduct of the people of truth and righteousness in every age and place: their influence on others is wholesome and pleasant, even when the influence of others on them is harmful and ugly. This is the constant practice and ethic of Ahl al-Sunnah (the People of the Sunnah); they wish good for everyone and make every effort to bring whatever is beneficial to them. Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyya, may Allah have mercy on him, says: “Abu Hurayra stated: ‘You were the best of people for the people—you bring them in chains until you lead them into Paradise.’ They therefore strive and fight for the benefit and reform of creation, while those very people reject it out of ignorance.” Imam Ahmad likewise declared in one of his sermons: “Praise be to Allah who, in every interval between messengers, places people …,” until he says: “How excellent is their effect on others, and how repulsive the effect of others on them.” For the full passage, see Ibn Taymiyya, Majmuʿ al-Fatawa, vol. 16, p. 317.
مقدمة المصنف رحمه الله بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم وبه نستعين، وصلى الله على محمد وآله وصحبه أجمعين: قال الشيخ الإمام العلامة شيخ الإسلام أبي عبد الله أحمد بن محمد بن حنبل الشيباني، رضي الله عنه وأثابه الجنة، وغفر لنا وله بمنه وكرمه آمين: الحمد لله الذي جعل في كل زمان فترة من الرسل، بقايا من أهل العلم يدعون من ضل إلى الهدى، ويصبرون منهم على الأذى، يحيون بكتاب الله الموتى، ويبصرون بنور الله أهل العمى، فكم من قتيل لإبليس قد أحيوه، وكم من ضالٍ تائه قد هدوه، فما أحسن أثرهم على الناس، وأقبح أثر الناس عليهم١. ينفون عن كتاب الله تحريف الغالين، وانتحال المبطلين، وتأويل
١ هذا هو شأن أهل الحق والخير في كل زمان ومكان، آثارهم على الناس حسنة طيبة، وإن كانت آثار الناس عليهم سيئة قبيحة، فهذا هو ديدن أهل السنة وأخلاقهم، يحبون الخير للناس، ويحرصون على نفعهم وإيصال كل نافع ومفيد إليهم، وها هو شيخ الإسلام ابن تيمية -رحمه الله- يقول: قال أبو هريرة: كنتم خير الناس للناس، تأتون بهم في السلاسل حتى تدخلوهم الجنة، فيجاهدون لمنفعة الخلق وصلاحهم، وهم يكرهون ذلك لجهلهم، كما قال أحمد في خطبته: الحمد لله الذي جعل في كل زمان فترة من الرسل ... إلى قوله: فما أحسن أثرهم على الناس وأقبح أثر الناس عليهم، إلى آخر كلامه، انظر: مجموعة فتاوى شيخ الإسلام "٣١٧/١٦".

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