The Truth & Following it
Translated
by
Abbas Abu Yahya
Imam Ahmad said:
ﺭﺣﻢ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﻋﺒﺪًﺍ ﻗﺎﻝَ ﺑﺎﻟﺤﻖ،
ﻭﺍﺗﺒﻊ ﺍﻷﺛﺮ، ﻭﺗﻤﺴﻚ ﺑﺎﻟﺴُّﻨﺔ،
May Allaah have mercy upon the worshipper who spoke the truth, and followed the Athaar (narrations of the Companions), and adhered to the Sunnah, and emulated the righteous.’
[Tabaqat al-Hanabila 1/36]
Arabic Reference
ﻗﺎﻝ `ﺍﻹﻣﺎﻡ ﺃﺣﻤﺪ ﺑﻦ ﺣﻨﺒﻞ` -ﺭﺣﻤﻪ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ :-
*”ﺭﺣﻢ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﻋﺒﺪًﺍ ﻗﺎﻝَ ﺑﺎﻟﺤﻖ، ﻭﺍﺗﺒﻊ ﺍﻷﺛﺮ، ﻭﺗﻤﺴﻚ ﺑﺎﻟﺴُّﻨﺔ، ﻭﺍﻗﺘﺪﻯ ﺑﺎﻟﺼﺎﻟﺤﻴﻦ .”*
ﻃﺒﻘﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﺤﻨﺎﺑﻠﺔ (1/36 )