Notes from Abu Zahra’s ‘The Four Imams: Their Lives, Works, and Their Schools of Thought’ Overview of Imam Ahmad’s Life Imam Ahmad did not write a book on fiqh (jurisprudence) In the beginning of his career, he refused anything to be recorded from him on the subject of fiqh. He didn’t consider it proper He would even forbid transmitting books from other jurists He would even forbid his students to write down his own fatwas and opinions Later in life his students convinced him and he allowed them to transmit his fatwas and opinions He learned from Shafi’ the method…
