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 ) previousPart 9 – Not Craving for TitlesnextHadeeth 2 – 40 Ahadeeth of Obeying the Muslim Ruler
truth, and followed the Athaar (narrations of the Companions), and adhered to the Sunnah, and emulated the righteous.’