Imam Aḥmad's View on Ḥadīth: Unity with Abū Ḥanīfah and the True Meaning of Raʾy

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Ḥaḍrat Imam Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal considered the reports (āthār) of the Companions to be, for himself, a proof (ḥujjah) and an authoritative basis; his conviction was that the Companions are the shining stars in the sky of guidance, and that the Ummah is obligated to follow them. In accepting a Companion's statement as a proof (ḥujjah)

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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