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Title: Question about Imam Ahmad (ra) in prison
Post by: al-kulayni on April 16, 2015, 01:33:06 AM
Assalamu Aleykum,

I have read in an article that Imam Ahmad (ra) when he was in prison didn't eat during 8 days and nights, do we know why he didn't ate or drunk ?

Title: Re: Question about Imam Ahmad (ra) in prison
Post by: Rationalist on April 16, 2015, 06:01:47 AM
I think his whole opposition against the Mutazilla is all exaggerated. Its similar to how the 12ers use emotional stories to market their sect.
Title: Re: Question about Imam Ahmad (ra) in prison
Post by: Furkan on April 16, 2015, 06:28:33 PM
I think his whole opposition against the Mutazilla is all exaggerated. Its similar to how the 12ers use emotional stories to market their sect.

You are kidding right?
Title: Re: Question about Imam Ahmad (ra) in prison
Post by: Muhammad Tazin on April 17, 2015, 08:15:56 AM
As I have known, Ahmad ibn HAmbal(r) and many other early scholars were tortured,punished by Abbasid Mutazilla khalifas .
Title: Re: Question about Imam Ahmad (ra) in prison
Post by: Furkan on April 17, 2015, 11:18:05 PM
Dude they even refused to exchange captured soldiers just bcuz the captured muslim soldiers (by Romans I think) were from ahlu sunnah and rejected the beliefs of the mutazillis.
Title: Re: Question about Imam Ahmad (ra) in prison
Post by: Rationalist on April 18, 2015, 02:35:21 AM

You are kidding right?
I'm not. I think this part of history is emotionally exaggerated to win support for it.
Title: Re: Question about Imam Ahmad (ra) in prison
Post by: al-kulayni on April 18, 2015, 03:02:26 PM
Please stay on topic or open another thread.

Here is the text from Siyar A'lamu Nubala about Imam Ahmad (ra) saying he didn't ate during eight days :

وكان يحيى بن خاقان  ، وابنه عبيد الله  ، وعلي بن الجهم  يختلفون إلى أبي عبد الله  برسالة المتوكل   . ودامت العلة بأبي عبد الله  ، وضعف شديدا .

وكان يواصل ، ومكث ثمانية أيام لا يأكل ولا يشرب ، ففي الثامن دخلت عليه ، وقد كاد أن يطفأ ، فقلت : يا أبا عبد الله  ، ابن الزبير  كان يواصل سبعة ، وهذا لك اليوم ثمانية أيام . قال : إني مطيق . قلت : بحقي عليك . قال : فإني أفعل . فأتيته بسويق فشرب .

Do we know why he didn't ate during these days ?