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Ibn Hanbal, Ahmad

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Ibn Hanbal, Ahmad (780–855)

Founder of the last of the four main schools of Sunni Islamic law. He was an expert on the Hadith of the prophet Muhammad (traditions concerning his life and sayings). Modern Wahabis adhere to his teachings.

Ibn Hanbal was born in Baghdad and instructed by Imam Shafi'i. His main work, the Musnad/The Reliable, contained 30,000 Hadith.



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