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| | Imãm Ahmad |
 | | When Imãm Ahmad bin Hambal rahmatullahi alayh’s ‘Ilmi fame and popularity was at its peak, when his name was being mentioned with reverence throughout the Islãmic World, a person observed him walking with a kitab clung to his chest and an ink-pot in his left hand. |
 | | Furious, Ibn ‘Ûlayah rahmatullahi alayh commented, ‘Ahmad ibn Hambal is present here and you people have the audacity to laugh?’ Similarly, during his dars, Yazeed bin Haroon rahmatullahi alayh made a light-hearted, though inappropriate remark. |
 | | Yazeed asked his audience, ‘Who?’ The students pointed towards the young Imãm, whereupon Yazeed commented, ‘Had I known that Ahmad bin Hambal was present, I would not have made a jocular remark.’ From his student days, the Imãm was very particular about acting upon every hadeeth. |
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