The Biography Of The Eminent Imam Ahmad Bin Hanbal (D.241ah)

Ibn Khuzaymah, the imam of imams, said: “I heard Muhammad ibn Salman saying: ‘I heard Abu Umayr bin al-Nihhas al-Ramli mention Ahmad ibn Hanbal, saying “May Allah have mercy upon him on behalf of the dunya; how patient he is and how resemblant he is to those who have passed away and the righteous people, and how near he is to them! The dunya was presented to him, but he refused it. Innovation was presented to him, and he refuted it.” ' ”