Al-Rad 'ala l-Zanadiqa wal-Jahmiya - Imam Ahmad

Famous risala of Imam Ahmad rebuttal heretics innovators and Jahmiyya. The importance of this book lies in two matters: in its author, and in its subject matter.

First: The author of the book is Ahmed Ibn Hanbal, who is considered an Imam and one of the most important scholars of Ahlus Sunnah wal Jama’ah.

Second: The subject matter of the book deals with the fundamentals of the religion (Usul Ad-Din), the beliefs of Ahlus-Sunnah wal-Jama’ah and the refutation of the Jahmiyyah’s specious arguments and doubtful matters.

Third: The author’s argumentation with rational evidence in this book

Fourth: The book presents many Qur’anic Verses that the heretics thought were contradictory

Fifth: The Scholars’ praise and approval of the book

This book was written by Imam Ahmed Ibn Hanbal in prison, as stated by a group of scholars, including: Salih Ibn Ahmed Ibn Hanbal, Abu Ya’la al-Hanbali, Ibn Taymiyyah, Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah.