▪️And from that which has come from Imam Ahmed, may Allah have mercy upon him, which nullifies this inconsiderate weighing scale which the owner of the fatwa - may Allah pardon him - is calling to, is:
What has been mentioned by Ibn Abu Ja'laa in "Tabaqaat Al-Hanaabilah" (233/1):
'Ali bin Abu Khalid said:
I said to Ahmed: this Shaykh - to a Shaykh which was present with us - is my neighbour, I warned him from a man and he wishes to hear from you about him, Al-Haarith Al-Qaseer - meaning Al-Haarith Al-Muhaasibi - you saw him with me for many years, and you told me:
Don't sit with him nor talk to him.
So I haven't spoken to him until today, and this Shaykh is sitting with him, so what do you say regarding him?
I saw Ahmed becoming red, and his veins and eyes growing, I have never ever seen him like this, then he dusted himself of and said:
This one Allah has trialled him, and his action isn't known except by those that test him and know him, oh oh oh, that one isn't known except by someone who tested him and knows him, that one Al-Maghazali used to sit with him, and Ya'qoob, and so-and-so, and he took them to the beliefs of Jahm, they were ruined due to him!
Then the Shaykh said to him:
O Aba 'Abdillah he narrates Hadith in a serene manner with khushuu'
To which Abu 'Abdillah became angry and said:
Don't let his kushuu' and gentleness deceive you.
And he said:
Nor be deceived by the lowering of his head, because he's an evil person, none know him besides those that have tested him, don't speak to him and no honour is to him, is it that you sit with every person who recites Hadith of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ whilst being an Innovator?!
No, and no honour is to him, nor any relaxation of the eyes, and then he started saying:
That one, that one"
End of speech.
This is like a textual evidence from Imam Ahmed, may Allah have mercy upon him, dismantling this inconsiderate weighing scale!
As this Shaykh didn't reject the mistakes of Muhaasibi which was mentioned by Imam Ahmed, but he wanted to prevail the angle of him being an Imam, and War', and good mode of life, and virtues of Muhaasibi, to make it the basis at making the ruling upon him, without taking the mistakes and missteps into consideration!
This was then all completely nullified by this expert Imam, and he clarified the invalidity of this dangerous Tamyee'i establishment!
And there are many other examples to this which will lengthen this article with the mention of it all.
The Imams of Ahlussunnah excuse one and other, the Imams that can make Ijtihaad, in some of the affairs which they fall in, not based upon the establishment which was mentioned by the owner of this fatwa and him making it a principle, but due to indicators which came to light with them, which warded away the angle of descending the ruling upon them regarding what occured from them and what it necessitates, while clarifying the falsehood that they fell into, out of preservation of the Religion and the Creed of the Muslims.
What has been mentioned by Ibn Abu Ja'laa in "Tabaqaat Al-Hanaabilah" (233/1):
'Ali bin Abu Khalid said:
I said to Ahmed: this Shaykh - to a Shaykh which was present with us - is my neighbour, I warned him from a man and he wishes to hear from you about him, Al-Haarith Al-Qaseer - meaning Al-Haarith Al-Muhaasibi - you saw him with me for many years, and you told me:
Don't sit with him nor talk to him.
So I haven't spoken to him until today, and this Shaykh is sitting with him, so what do you say regarding him?
I saw Ahmed becoming red, and his veins and eyes growing, I have never ever seen him like this, then he dusted himself of and said:
This one Allah has trialled him, and his action isn't known except by those that test him and know him, oh oh oh, that one isn't known except by someone who tested him and knows him, that one Al-Maghazali used to sit with him, and Ya'qoob, and so-and-so, and he took them to the beliefs of Jahm, they were ruined due to him!
Then the Shaykh said to him:
O Aba 'Abdillah he narrates Hadith in a serene manner with khushuu'
To which Abu 'Abdillah became angry and said:
Don't let his kushuu' and gentleness deceive you.
And he said:
Nor be deceived by the lowering of his head, because he's an evil person, none know him besides those that have tested him, don't speak to him and no honour is to him, is it that you sit with every person who recites Hadith of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ whilst being an Innovator?!
No, and no honour is to him, nor any relaxation of the eyes, and then he started saying:
That one, that one"
End of speech.
This is like a textual evidence from Imam Ahmed, may Allah have mercy upon him, dismantling this inconsiderate weighing scale!
As this Shaykh didn't reject the mistakes of Muhaasibi which was mentioned by Imam Ahmed, but he wanted to prevail the angle of him being an Imam, and War', and good mode of life, and virtues of Muhaasibi, to make it the basis at making the ruling upon him, without taking the mistakes and missteps into consideration!
This was then all completely nullified by this expert Imam, and he clarified the invalidity of this dangerous Tamyee'i establishment!
And there are many other examples to this which will lengthen this article with the mention of it all.
The Imams of Ahlussunnah excuse one and other, the Imams that can make Ijtihaad, in some of the affairs which they fall in, not based upon the establishment which was mentioned by the owner of this fatwa and him making it a principle, but due to indicators which came to light with them, which warded away the angle of descending the ruling upon them regarding what occured from them and what it necessitates, while clarifying the falsehood that they fell into, out of preservation of the Religion and the Creed of the Muslims.