Ishaq ibn Rahwayh (d. 238 AH), may Allah have mercy on him. [This will follow under entry no. 21].
Ahmad ibn Hanbal (d. 241 AH), may Allah have mercy on him. [This will follow under entry no. 15].
Harb ibn Isma‘il al-Kirmani (d. 280 AH), may Allah have mercy on him.
Al-Kirmani, may Allah have mercy on him, stated in his famous Masa’il—which he transmitted from Ahmad, Ishaq, and others, and in which he included reports from the Prophet (peace be upon him), his companions (may Allah be pleased with them), and others whom he mentioned—a major work authored in the style of the Muwatta and similar compilations, saying:
“Chapter: The Statement on the Creed: This is the creed of the imams of knowledge, the people of Hadith (ashab al-athar), and the people of the Sunnah who are known by it and followed in it. I found those whom I encountered among the scholars of Iraq, the Hijaz, al-Sham, and others adhering to it. Thus, whoever opposes any part of these doctrines, or disparages them, or finds fault with the one who states them, is an innovator who has left the community (jama‘ah) and strayed from the path of the Sunnah and the way of truth. This is the creed of Ahmad, Ishaq ibn Ibrahim ibn Makhlad, ‘Abdullah ibn al-Zubayr al-Humaydi, Sa‘id ibn Mansur, and others among those with whom we sat and from whom we took knowledge. Their statement was—”
—Then he mentioned their statement regarding faith (iman), predestination (qadar), the divine threat (al-wa‘id), the imamate (al-imamah), what the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) informed regarding the signs of the Hour, the matters of the Barzakh (the intermediate state), the Resurrection, and other matters—
—until he said: “...and He, Glorified is He, is distinct (ba’in) from His creation; no place is devoid of His knowledge. Allah has a Throne, and the Throne has bearers who carry it. He has a boundary (hadd), and Allah knows best His boundary. Allah is upon His Throne—exalted is His mention and majestic is His greatness—and there is no deity besides Him.” [See: al-Sunnah by Harb (55 and 56)].
٤- إسحاق بن راهويه (٢٣٨هـ) رحمه الله. [سيأتي (٢١)].
٥- أحمد بن حنبل (٢٤١هـ) رحمه الله. [سيأتي برقم (١٥)].
٦- حرب بن إسماعيل الكرماني (٢٨٠هـ) رحمه الله.
- قال الكرماني رحمه الله في «مسائله» المعروفة التي نقلها عن أحمد وإسحاق وغيرهما، وذكر معها من الآثار عن النبي ﷺ، وأصحابه رضي الله عنهم، وغيرهم ممن ذكر، وهو مصنفٌ كبير صنّفه على طريقة الموطأ ونحوه من المصنفات، قال:
(باب القول في المذهب: هذا مذهب أئمة العلم، وأصحاب الأثر، وأهل السُّنَّة المعروفين بها، المقتدى بهم فيها، وأدركتُ من أدركتُ من علماء أهل: العراق، والحجاز، والشام، وغيرهم عليها، فمن خالف شيئًا من هذه المذاهب، أو طعن فيها، أو عاب قائلها، فهو مبتدعٌ خارجٌ عن الجماعة، زائلٌ عن منهج السُّنَّة وسبيل الحق، وهو مذهب: أحمد، وإسحاق بن إبراهيم بن مخلد، وعبد الله بن الزُّبير الحُميدي، وسعيد بن منصور، وغيرهم ممن جالسنا وأخذنا عنهم العلم، فكان قولهم:
- وذكر قولهم في الإيمان، والقدر، والوعيد، والإمامة، وما أخبر به رسول الله ﷺ من أشراط الساعة، وأمر البرزخ، والقيامة، وغير ذلك - إلى أن قال: (وهو سبحانه بائنٌ من خلقه، لا يخلو من علمه مكان، ولله عرشٌ، وللعرش حملةٌ يحملونه، وله حدٌّ، والله أعلم بحدِّه، والله على عرشه عزَّ ذكره وتعالى جَدُّه ولا إله غيره..). [«السُّنَّة» لحرب (٥٥ و٥٦)].
