اصول الدين

Explanation of the Creed

بسم الله الرحمان الرحيم

الحمد الله

“Sharh AlSunnah” more famously known as “Explanation of the Creed” is a small treatise written by the great but infamous Imam AlBarbahaaree رحمه الله who was born in Baghdad, Iraq and was fortunate to learn from the students of the illustrious Imam, Ahmad ibn Hanbal رحمه الله.Imam AlBarbahaaree رحمه اللهfocused a large portion of his scholarship in the science of hadith and fiqh. He often found himself in groups of hadith students studying the narrations of Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم. Scholars of Ahlus Sunnah have frequently praised his piety and his efforts of preserving the Sunnah. Indeed, Abul Faraj ibn AlJawzi رحمه اللهeulogized AlBarbahaaree رحمه الله‘s stern oratory style, stating:

…He gathered knowledge and abstention from this world…and was strong against the people of innovation

Imam AlBarbahaaree رحمه اللهhad several widely known students, including the famed scholar, Ibn Battah رحمه اللهamongst many others. AlBarbahaaree رحمه الله‘s growing influence in Baghdad ultimately led him to come to loggerheads with public officials and groups who received the brunt of his criticism. An arrest order was issued against Imam AlBarbahaaree رحمه اللهas he was forced into hiding while some of his students were arrested. Imam AlBarbahaaree رحمه اللهultimately died in 329 AH in eastern Baghdad

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