The Explanation of Usul As-Sunnah
Of Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal (Rahimahullah)
By Shaykh Al-Jibrin
With Supplementary Notes By Abu Salih Easa Gibbs
Edited By Abu Fatimah Azhar Majothi
Hardback 99 pages
A5 Size
ISBN: 9781911448976
Publisher: Dar Makkah International
Two Colour Print
Cream Paper
English Version of Sharh Usul al-Sunnah of Imam Ahmad Ibn Hanbal
About The Book
The book ‘Usul As-Sunnah’ is a book of Islamic creed, authored by one of the most famous Imams in Islamic history: of Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal.
Although previously translated into English, this book has been in need of a scholarly explanation for many years. Therefore to fill this void, we present the explanation of the well known scholar, Shaykh Ibn Jibreen, due to its concise but comprehensive nature.
Furthermore, all narrations have been checked for authenticity and a number of points of benefit from the words of the well known scholars which elucidate the books contents further, have been added.
About Imam Ahmad Ibn Hanbal
Abu ‘Abdullah Ahmad bin Muhammad bin Hanbal Ash-Shaibani, known by the name Ibn Hanbal, was a celebrated theologian, jurist and a Hadith scholar. He is also one of the four Fiqh Imam. Imam Ahmad was born at Baghdad in Rabi’-ul-Awwal, 164 H. He studied the Hadith and Fiqh together with other Islamic disciplines in Baghdad, then travelled to Ash-Sham and Hijaz for further studies. He was persecuted during the rule of Al-Ma’mun bin Harun Ar-Rashid for refusing to acknowledge the Bid’a (innovation) of claiming that the Qur’an was the creation of Allah *introduced by the Mu’ tazila.
He however, stood firm against all the trials and saved the Sunnah from the innovation of the Mu’tazila thoughts. He was the mostly persecuted and most firm one amongst all the Imam. He is most famous for collecting the Hadith of the Prophet compiled in the Musnad Ahmad bin Hanbal, which contain 28 to 29 thousand Hadith. It was said that Ibn Hanbal memorized one million Hadith. Ibn Hanbal died in Baghdad on Friday, 12 Rabi-ul-Awwal 241 H. * The Creed of the Ahlus-Sunnahh is that the Qur’an is the Kalaam or Word of Allah.
About Ibn Jibrin
Dr. Abdullaah bin Abdur-Rahmaan al-Jibrin was born in Miz’al in the town of al-Quway’iyyah to the west of Riyadh in 1349 A.H. He studied with a number of scholars, amongst them his first Shaykh Abu Habeeb ‘Abdul-‘Azeez ash-Shushree, and also Shaykh Muhammad bin Ibrahim Aal al-Shaykh, and Shaykh Ismail al-Ansari, and his excellency the noble Shaykh Abdul-Aziz Ibn Baaz.
In 1381 A.H, he was appointed to teach various aspects of the Shari’ah at the Institute of Imaam ad-Da’wah. He then transferred to the Faculty of Sharee’ah, specifically the department of ‘aqidah. In 1402 A.H./1983 C.E. he was appointed a member of the Administration of Islaamic Research. In 1390 A.H./1971 C.E. he was awarded a Masters degree from the University of Imam Muhammad in Riyadh. The title of his research paper was “Akhbar al-Aahaad fil-Hadeeth an-Nabawee”.
In 1407 A.H./ 1988 C.E. he was awarded a Doctorate with an grade of excellence, and that was for his research paper entitled: “Tahqiq Kitab az-Zarkashee ‘ala Mukhtasir al-Kharqi”. He was a member of the General Presidency of Islaamic Research, Iftaa, Call and Propagation, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He also participated in various seminars and religious forums for the purpose of the propagation of the call to Islaam. He also delivered special lectures for the same cause, and has compiled many books and pamphlets on various Islaamic topics.
The Shaykh passed away in 1430 A.H.
