Hadith No: 1
Al-Dhahabi - Siyar A'lam al-Nubala - Volume 12 - Ahmad ibn Hanbal - His Lineage and Birth
Part: (11) - Page Number: (227)
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- .... And Abdullah ibn Ahmad said: "I heard my father say: I wish I had escaped from this matter with enough, neither burdened nor in need."

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Reference: Seyar A'laam al-Nobalaa Book 11

Hadith No: 2
Al-Dhahabi - Sir A'lam al-Nubala' - Volume 13 - Abu Thawr
Volume: (12) - Page Number: (75)
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- .... Ahmad used to dislike the recording of issues and encourage writing reports. Abd al-Rahman ibn Khaghan said: I asked Ahmad ibn Hanbal about Abu Thawr, and he replied: "I have not heard anything about him except good, but I do not like the discussions they compile in their books." And it is said that Ahmad was asked about a question, and he told the questioner: "Ask someone else, ask the jurists, ask Abu Thawr."

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Reference: Seyar A'laam al-Nobalaa Book 12

Hadith No: 3
Al-Dhahabi - Siyar A'lam al-Nubalā' - Volume 13 - al-Karābīsī
Volume: (12) - Page Number: (80)
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- .... Al-Husayn said about the Qur'an: "My speech about it is created," and his statement reached Ahmad, who denied it and said: "This is an innovation." Al-Husayn then clarified the issue and said: "Your utterance regarding the Qur'an being created means: it is non-uttered." And he said regarding Ahmad: "What are we to do with this boy? If we say he is created, he will say it is an innovation, and if we say he is uncreated, he will also say it is an innovation." Ahmad's companions became angry on his behalf and retaliated against Al-Husayn.

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Reference: Seyar A'laam al-Nobalaa Book 12

Hadith No: 4
Al-Dhahabi - Tarikh al-Islam wa Wafiyyat al-Mashahir wal-A'lam
Volume 24 - The Men of This Class in the Dictionary - 24: Ibrahim ibn Khalid ibn Abi al-Yaman
Part: (17) - Page Number: (33)
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- .... And another said: "A man asked Ahmad ibn Hanbal about a certain issue, and he replied, 'Ask someone else. Ask the scholars. Ask Abu Thawr.'" Al-Nasa'i said he is one of the trustworthy, revered scholars. Ibn Hibban said he was one of the imams of the world in jurisprudence, knowledge, piety, virtue, and goodness, and he authored books, developed principles based on the Sunnah, defended it, and restrained its opponents.

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Reference: Taarikh al islaam wa wafyaat al mushaheer wal a'alaam Book 17

Hadith No: 5
Al-Dhahabi - Tarikh al-Islam wa Wafat al-Mashahir wal-A'lam
Volume 25 - Biographies of the Men of This Class - 155: Al-Husayn ibn Ali ibn Yazid
Part: (18) - Page Number: (174/175)
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- .... Al-Khatib Abu Bakr said: "The hadith of al-Karabisi is very rare," and that is because Ahmad ibn Hanbal used to speak against him due to the issue of the Qur'anic utterance, and he would also speak against Ahmad, so people avoided taking from him for this reason. And when Yahya ibn Ma'in learned that he was speaking against Ahmad, he said: "How much he needs to be beaten," and then cursed him.
- .... Abu al-Tayyib al-Mawardi said in what Abu Bakr ibn Shadhan narrated from Abdullah ibn Isma'il ibn Burhan, from him: A man came to al-Husayn al-Karabisi and said: "What do you say about the Qur'an?" He replied: "The Speech of Allah is uncreated." The man said: "What do you say about my utterance of the Qur'an?" Al-Husayn replied: "Your utterance of it is created." The man went to Ahmad ibn Hanbal and informed him of this, and Ahmad disapproved of it and said: "This is an innovation." The man returned to al-Husayn and informed him of the denial of Abi Abdullah. Al-Husayn said to him: "Your utterance of the Qur'an is uncreated." The man went back to Ahmad and informed him of al-Husayn's reply, and that he had said: "Your utterance of the Qur'an is uncreated." Ahmad denied this as well and said: "This is also an innovation." The man returned to al-Husayn and informed him of the denial of Abi Abdullah as well. Al-Husayn replied: "What are we to do with this child? If we say created, he says innovation, and if we say uncreated, he says innovation." When this reached Abi Abdullah, his companions became angry for him and spoke out against al-Husayn al-Karabisi.

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Reference: Taarikh al islaam wa wafyaat al mushaheer wal a'alaam Book 18

Hadith No: 6
Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani - Tahdhib al-Tahdhib - Letter A
Mention of those named Ibrahim - 211: Ibrahim ibn Khalid ibn Abi al-Yaman
Volume: (1) - Page Number: (118)
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- .... And Abu Bakr al-A'yun said: I asked Ahmad about him, and he replied: I have known him for fifty years as a man of the Sunnah, and he is to me in the mold of al-Thawri. And he said to a man who asked him about a matter: Ask the jurists, ask Abu Thawr. And al-Nasa'i said: He is trustworthy and reliable. Abdullah ibn Ahmad said: I returned from the funeral of Abu Thawr, and my father said to me: Where have you been? I replied: I prayed on Abu Thawr. He said: May Allah have mercy on him, for he was a jurist.

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Reference: Tazheeb al Tahzeeb Book 1

Hadith No: 7
Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani - Tahdhib al-Tahdhib
Continuing with the letter 'Ain - Those Named Ali - 571: Ali ibn Asim ibn Suhayb al-Wasiti
Volume: (7) - Page Number: (347)
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- .... Ibn Abi Khaythama said: Ibn Ma'in was told that Ahmad says, "Ali ibn Asim is not a liar." Ibn Ma'in replied, "No, by Allah, Ali was never considered trustworthy in his eyes, nor did he narrate anything from him. How then has he become trustworthy in his eyes today?"

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Reference: Tazheeb al Tahzeeb Book 7

Hadith No: 8
Al-Mizzi - Tahdhib al-Kamal fi Asma' al-Rijal - Chapter on the letter Alif
Those Named Ibrahim - 169: Ibrahim ibn Khalid ibn Abi al-Yaman Abu Thawr al-Kulabi
Volume: (2) - Page Number: (82)
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- .... And Abu al-Abbas al-Barathi said: "I was with Ahmad ibn Hanbal, and a man asked him a question about a matter in lawful and unlawful. Ahmad replied to him, 'Ask someone else, may Allah grant you good health.' The man said, 'We only want your answer, O Abu Abdullah.' Ahmad then said, 'Ask someone else, may Allah grant you good health. Ask the scholars, ask Abu Thawr.'"

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Reference: Tahzeeb al-Kamaal fi Asmaa al-Rejaal Book 2

Hadith No: 9
Al-Khateeb al-Baghdadi - Tarikh Baghdad (History of Baghdad) - Chapter on the letter Alif - Mention of those named Ibrahim
Letter Kha' - 3053: Ibrahim ibn Khalid ibn Abi al-Yaman, Abu Thawr al-Kalbi, the jurist
Volume: (6) - Page Number: (576)
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- .... And regarding what Abu Sa'd al-Malaini allowed me to narrate and related to me: Ahmad ibn Sulayman ibn Ali al-Muqri reported from him, saying: Abdullah ibn Adi al-Hafiz informed us, narrating to us: Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid al-Barathi said: "I was with Ahmad ibn Hanbal, and a man asked him about a matter concerning the permissible and the forbidden. Ahmad replied, 'Ask someone else, may Allah grant you health.' The man said, 'We only want your answer, O Abu Abdullah.' Ahmad responded, 'Ask someone else, may Allah grant you health. Ask the jurists. Ask Abu Thawr.'"

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Reference: Taareekh Baghdad Book 6

Hadith No: 10
Al-Khatib al-Baghdadi - Tarikh Baghdad and its Supplements - Continuation of Chapter on the Letter Ha - Mention of the Two Husains
Letter 'Ayn from the Fathers of the Two Husains - 4139: al-Husain ibn Ali ibn Yazid, Abu Ali al-Karabisi
Volume: (8) - Page Number: (64/65)
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- .... Al-Husain al-Karabisi said: "The Word of Allah is uncreated." So the man said to him, "What do you say about my utterance of the Quran?" Al-Husain replied, "Your utterance of the Quran is created." The man went to Abu Abdillah Ahmad ibn Hanbal and informed him that al-Husain said to him, "Your utterance of the Quran is created." Ahmad ibn Hanbal denied this and said, "It is heresy." The man returned to Al-Husain al-Karabisi and informed him of Abu Abdillah Ahmad ibn Hanbal's denial of that and his statement that it is heresy. Al-Husain said to him, "Your expression of the Quran is uncreated." The man went back to Ahmad ibn Hanbal and informed him of Al-Husain's return and that he said, "Your expression of the Quran is uncreated." Ahmad ibn Hanbal also denied this and said, "This is also heresy." The man returned to Abu Ali al-Husain al-Karabisi and informed him of Abu Abdillah Ahmad ibn Hanbal's denial and that he said, "This is also heresy." Al-Husain said, "What are we to do with this boy? If we say it is created, he will say it is heresy, and if we say it is uncreated, he will also say it is heresy." This reached Abu Abdillah, and his companions became angry on his behalf, so they spoke ill of Al-Husain, and this was the beginning of the criticism of Al-Husain and the insinuations against him.

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Reference: Taareekh Baghdad Book 8

Hadith No: 11
Ibn Adi - al-Kamil fi Duafa al-Rijal - 495: Al-Husayn ibn Ali, Abu Ali al-Karabisi
Volume: (2) - Page Number: (243)
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- .... Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid al-Barash told us, saying: I was with Ahmad ibn Hanbal, and a man asked him about a matter of lawful and unlawful things. Ahmad replied, "Ask someone else, may Allah grant you well-being." The man said, "O Abu Abdullah, I only want your answer." Ahmad said, "Ask someone else, may Allah grant you well-being." The man insisted, "I only want your answer, O Abu Abdullah." Ahmad responded, "Ask someone else, may Allah grant you well-being. Ask the jurists, ask Abu Thawr."....

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Reference: Ù“Al-Kaamil fi Dho'afaa al-Rijaal Book 2

Hadith No: 12
Al-Safadi - al-Wafi bil-Wafiyat - Abu Bakr al-Hafiz Khatib of Baghdad
Volume: (7) - Page Number: (128)
- .... And in the biography of al-Shafi'i, the Crown of the Scholars, Ahmad was not mentioned in the context of jurisprudence, and it was said in the biography of Hussain al-Karabisi that he remarked about Ahmad: What shall we do with this boy? If we say that our utterance is a created thing, he will say it is an innovation (bid'ah), and if we say it is uncreated, he will also say it is an innovation. Then he turned to the companions of Ahmad and criticized them in any way he could.

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Reference: Al-waafi Bil Wafayaat Book 7