Imam Ahmad’s Respose
to Someone Who asked Him: How Are You This Morning
Imam al Maruthee
(student of Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal) said:
One day I said to
Imam Ahmad: How are you this morning?
He replied: How is
the morning of the individual whose Lord demands from him that he fulfils the
obligations (of the religion), his Prophet sallallahu alayhi wasallam demands
from him that he adheres to the Sunnah, the two angels (that are assigned to
each person) seek from him to correct his intentions, his desires seek from him
to obey and submit to them, the Shaytan seeks from him to perform evil deeds,
the angel of death is waiting to take his soul, and his family demands from him
that he spends on them?
(Source: Siyar ‘Alaam
al Nubela 11/227)
Written & Trans. by Ustaadh Mustafa George De Berry
Riyadh, Kingdom of
Saudi Arabia
21st of
Rabi uth Thani | Feb. 21, 2014
Selected from: https://knowledgeofislamblog.wordpress.com/2014/02/22/mam-ahmads-response-to-someone-who-asked-him-how-are-you-this-morning/
