Hanbali

Hanbali (Arabic: حَنْبَلَى ) is a Madh'hab of fiqh of Islam. It is named after Ahmad ibn Hanbal.

Beliefs

  • Iman is speech and action, it goes up and down.[1]
  • The Qur'an is the speech of Allah, it is uncreated from every single aspect.[1]
  • The pre-decree is from Allah, the good and evil from it is from Allah.[1]
  • The best of the Muslim nation after Muhammad ﷺ is Abu Bakr, then Umar, then Uthman ibn Affan, then Ali.[1]
  • The ten people who Muhammad ﷺ said will go to heaven, will go to heaven as he has spoken the truth.[1]
  • Invoking mercy upon the companions of Muhammad ﷺ and avoiding speaking about their arguments.[1]
  • Allah has a grasp over everything with his knowledge.[1]
  • There is nothing like Allah, he sees everything and hears everything.[1]
  • Allah will be seen in heaven by the people who are allowed into heaven.[1]
  • People will hear Allah's speech however he wills.[1]
  • Heaven and hell are real things and both have been made and will never go away.[1] Heaven is a reward for the allies of Allah who he loves, while hell is a punishment for those who did not follow his rules/authority, except those who Allah shows mercy towards.[1]
  • The bridge over hellfire is a real thing.[1]
  • The scale on judgement day is a real thing and it has two pans.[1] The weighing of the good and bad deeds of people is a real thing.[1]
  • The lake which Muhammad ﷺ has been given out of respect is a real thing.[1]
  • The intercession on the day of judgement is a real thing, and it is considered true that the people who only believed in Allah will be taken out of hell due to the intercession.[1]
  • The punishment of the grave is a real thing.[1]
  • Munkar and Nakir are angels and are real.[1]
  • The angels who copied/wrote down things are real.[1]
  • The dead becoming alive again is a real thing.[1]
  • Those who do major sins are at the will of Allah.[1]
  • The people who pray towards the Kaaba are not to be considered non-Muslims, and their hidden things are only known to Allah.[1]
  • It is obligatory to do jihad and hajj with Muslim rulers at all times.[1]
  • We do not allow fighting back to rulers, and we do not fight in bad times.[1] We hear and follow the rulers that Allah brought, and we do not disobey them.[1]
  • We follow the sunnah and the rest of the believers, we do not contradict each other, and we do not differ and split from each other.[1]
  • The charity required for wild animals and farm animals should be paid to the Muslim rulers.[1]
  • The people are considered Muslims per regulations and inheritance, and we do not who they are truly are in front of Allah.[1] Whoever claims he is a believer is someone who brings new things.[1] Whoever claims that he is a believer in the eyes of Allah has lied.[1] Whoever claims he is truly a believer in Allah is correct.[1]
  • The Murjiah are misguided people who bring new things.[1]
  • The Qadariyyah are misguided people who bring new things.[1] Whoever from them says Allah does not know what will happen before it actually happens are not Muslim.[1]
  • The Jahmiyyah are not Muslims.[1]
  • The Rafidah rejected Islam.[1]
  • The Khawarij shoot out of Islam.[1]
  • Whoever says that the Qur'an is created is a non-Muslim with a belief that removes him from the religion.[1] Whoever feels uncertain about that such a person is not a Muslim and he has knowledge to understand that he isn't Muslim is also not a Muslim.[1]
  • Whoever feels uncertain about the speech of Allah and doesn't say anything regarding it due to his uncertainty saying, "I don't know if it is created or not", such a person is from the Jahmiyyah group.[1] As for one who doesn't say anything because he doesn't know at all, he is taught and accused of being a person who brings new things, but he is not called a non-Muslim.[1]
  • Whoever says their speech of the Quran is created is from the Jahmiyyah group.[1]
  • They do not allow sitting with people who argue over religion and did not allow reading books by them.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 Abdul-Wahid, Abu Khadeejah (2024-06-27). "The Creed of Ahlus-Sunnah Workbook: Aqeedah of the Rāziyayn by Abu Hatim and Abu Zur'ah from the Third Century (PDF)". Retrieved 2025-12-26.