'Abdullah Ibn Ahmad Ibn Hanbal رحمة اللہ علیه narrates: I would frequently hear my father beseeching Allaah's mercy and forgiveness for Abul Haitham. One day, I asked, "Father, who is Abul Haitham?"
He replied, "When I was led out for lashing and my hands were stretched out, I felt somebody tugging at my clothing. I turned around and saw a young man who asked me, 'Do you recognise me?'
I replied that I did not and he continued, 'I am Abul Haitham, the notorious scoundrel and criminal, whose name appears in the criminal records of the state. I have been lashed a total of eighteen thousand times, on various occasions. I have endured these lashes with patience in obedience to Shaytan and for the sake of this fleeting world. You should bear your lashes with patience as you are in the obedience of Allaah and are being punished for the sake of Islam.'
I was then given eighteen lashes compared to his eighteen thousand. Thereafter a servant of the Ameerul Mu'mineen emerged, saying that I had been forgiven."[Sifatus Safwah, p 436]
Honoured are those souls who bear the punishment of tyrants in defence of the truth.[Pearls from the Path]
No One Except A Kaafir Would Hate Imam Ahmad Ibn Hanbal رحمه الله
Ibn Abu Yala al-Hanbali رحمه الله in "Tabaqatul Hanabila" (1/29, Abdurrahman al-Uthaymeen) wrote:
'Rabia ibn Sulaiman رحمه الله narrated that Imam Shafei رحمه الله said: "Whoever hates Ahmad ibn Hanbal رحمه الله is a kaafir." I asked: "You call such a person as a disbeliever?" Imam Shafei رحمه الله said: "Yes, he who hates Ahmad ibn Hanbal رحمه الله, then he opposes the Sunnah. And whoever opposes the sunnah, targets the Companions رضي الله عنهم, and whoever targets the Companions رضي الله عنهم hates the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم, and whoever hates the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم is a disbeliever in Allah سبحانه و تعالى".'
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