Layers of the companions of Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal

The layers of the companions of Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal King Faisal Center Part two of the layers of Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal and its appendix, Al-Mustadrak from the layers, along with a piece of the expedited gift in the layers of the esteemed Imam | Abu Bakr Khalil Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Harun | Abu Al-Hasan ibn Abdul Haye Al-Maqdisi | Abu Jannah Al-Hanbali When the urgent need arose to document the biographies of Islamic scholars, and to know their ranks and layers, due to the great importance of this for both the Muhaddith and the Faqih; scholars undertook this duty and compiled books arranged in this regard. Our book is among these books, and indeed at the forefront of them; it is considered the first book written on the biographies of a particular school of thought, as its author collected biographies of narrators of issues from Imam Ahmad, may Allah have mercy on him. Each biography included the name of the biographee, their lineage, praise for them, and any mention of criticism or praise, as well as descriptions of their narrated issues—regarding quality and volume—and the method of the compiler in narrating them, among other details.