Al-Imaam Ahmad ibn Hanbal (Rahmimahullaah)  (died 241 H/855 AD), he was renowned for his profound knowledge of haadith, the reports of the Prophet’s sayings and deeds. he was a major figure in the history of Islaam. Al-Imaam Ahmad Ibn Hanbal was famous for living according to his own strict interpretation of the Prophetic model and for denying himself even the most basic comforts in a city then one of the wealthiest in the word, and despite belonging to a prominent family. His piety and austerity made him a folk hero, especially after his principled resistance to the attempts of two Abbasid caliphs to force him to accept rationalist doctrine. His subsequent impri