Disputing Sunnah@DisputingSunnah
Jan 3, 2023
12 tweets
Academic dishonesty and the manipulation of history:
Ahmad ibn Hanbal; the burning of books of 'Sahaba' crimes, cancel culture within narrators, refusal to write and listen to selected narrations and the burning of the narrations of the Prophet 
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When Ahmad Ibn Hanbal was presented with a book of sahaba crimes, he called anyone who collected such books as 'evil' and praised the burning of such book, promoting the action to be rewarded by God.
Note: Narrations of sahaba crimes were so prominent that books were written
When Ahmad Ibn Hanbal was asked whether one should write down narrations that contained the wrongdoings of the 'sahaba' as they heard it, Ahmad Ibn Hanbal spoke about how he would strike-off (erase) of the wrongdoings.
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Ahmad ibn Hanbal would cancel narrators who were described in good faith 'as God wills (كَمَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ)', not because they are fraudsters or untrustworthy, but because they're 'Kufi' and narrated the wrongdoings of the 'Sahaba'
كتاب السنة - الخلال
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At Abd al-Razzaq class, Ahmad Ibn Hanbal's classmates recall how Ibn Hanbal would plug his fingers in his ears when narrations of the wrongdoings of the Sahaba would be recalled and would only pull them out once the narrations finished.
Note: Abd al-Razzaq predates Bukhari
In a narration of Abu Bakr ordering Khalid ibn Walid to kill Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (backstory: in his prayer), Ahmad Ibn Hanbal speaks on how he does not like to write down such narrations.
كتاب السنة لأبي بكر بن الخلال
ia600506.us.archive.org/22/items/FP649
Not only did Sunni forefathers burn books to suit their narrative. The Sunni Second Caliph Umar Ibn Al-Khattab, tricked the Islamic nation into handing him narrations of the Prophet to compile a book and burnt them.
سير أعلام النبلاء - ج 5:
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This is proof in itself that 'beliving' alone is not enough, neither is 'emigrating' alone is enough, nor is 'Jihad' alone enough.
What's more, even if you do all 3, it has to be in the 'way of Allah'
Lastly, let's say that the Sahaba you love to praise are included in the verse - which they're not.
It says 'for them is forgiveness and provision', at that given time. Does that mean all their crimes will be forgiven and they can keep sinning?
Back-story: Umar called upon the people to bring him their books, he then burnt them.
The supporters of Umar attempt to justify it by claiming it was books from Ahlul-Kitaab.
المفصل في تاريخ العرب قبل الإسلام - ج8
archive.org/details/overal
Abu Bakr burnt 500 narrations of the Prophet after spending the night tossing and turning about how detrimental these narrations would be
These narrations were written by Abu Bakr, and he only died 2 years after the Prophets death
تذكرة الحفاظ - الذهبي
archive.org/details/waq133
Umar refused to write down the Sunnah of the Prophet, and then informed others to erase any of the narrations of Sunnah that they had.
جامع بيان العلم وفضله - ابن عبد البر
archive.org/details/FP7513
Disputing Sunnah
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