Foundation of the Islaamic Sunnah by AL IMAAM AHMED IBN HANBAL

Foundation Of The Sunnah
By the Revered Imaam, the Scholar, the Teacher, the Reviver of the Sunnah, the Subduer of Innovations
IMAAM AHMED IBN HANBAL
Died 241 H (855 Gregorian)

Chapter One : The Life and Trials of Imaarn Ahmad

Chapter Two : On the Meaning of Eemaan - A Refutation of the Mu'tazilah of Today
Chapter Three : Some Sayings from the Salaf Concerning Allaah's Attributes and their Consensus Concerning the Falsehood of Ta'weel - A refutation of the Ash'ariyyah

Chapter Four : Affirming the Attributes of Allaah with their Dhaahir (Apparent) and Haqeeqi (Real) Meaning and a Refutation that the Way of the Salaf was Allegedly Tafweedh - A Refutation of the Mufawwidah

Chapter Five : The Consensus of the Salaf from among the Companions of Allaah's Messenger on the Prohibition of Reviling the Rulers and Publicizing their Faults, be they Righteous or Sinful - A Refutation of the Khawaarij

Chapter Six : The Distinguishing Signs of Ahlus-Sunnah

Chapter Seven : The Distinguishing Signs of Ahlul-Bid’ah(the People of Innovation

Chapter Eight : On the Prohibition of Sitting with the People of Innovation; Listening to them, Arguing with them, To Abandon them and those who Associate with them.

Chapter Nine - On the Necessity of Accepting the Ahadeeth Reported by Reliable and Trustworthy Narrators Mentioning the Attributes of Allaah - A Refutation against the Rationalist School of Thought

Chapter Ten - The Ahadeeth of Abul-l-lasan al-Ash'aree and a Refutation of the Ash’ariyyah

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