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Musnad Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal

مسند الإمام أحمد بن حنبل

The first volumes of the Musnad of Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal in Arabic with side-by-side English translation and comments on authenticity. The complete work covering all 27,000 hadith is planned across 18 volumes.

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PublisherDar-us-Salam Hadith
AuthorImam Ahmad bin Hanbal
TranslatorNasiruddin Al-Khattab
BindingHardback
Pages1841
Size6x9x8" (15x23x20cm)
Edition1st, 2012
Weight (lbs)10.66

One of the greatest compilations of the Sunnah ever assembled, and among the largest — roughly 27,000 narrations, considerably more than any of the six canonical collections.

Organized by Narrator

The Musnad's distinctive feature is its arrangement. Rather than grouping hadith by subject, it gathers them by the Companion who transmitted them.

That is not an administrative choice. It highlights the standing of each Companion and the effort each made to preserve the Ahadith of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. A reader working through one narrator's section sees the whole of what that person carried, which no subject-arranged collection reveals.

Why the Authenticity Comments Matter

Imam Ahmad's criteria differ from those of Bukhari and Muslim, and the Musnad contains material across the range of gradings. That is precisely why it preserves narrations that would otherwise have been lost — and why scholars work through it with the tools of hadith criticism in hand.

This edition supplies those judgments alongside the text, which is what makes it usable by a reader who is not himself a specialist.

A Work in Progress

Further volumes will be listed here as they become available.

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Subtitle
مسند الإمام أحمد بن حنبل
Author
Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal
Translator
Nasiruddin Al-Khattab
Binding
Hardback
Pages
1841
Size
6x9x8" (15x23x20cm)
Edition
1st, 2012
Weight (lbs)
10.66

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ISBN
6035001076
EAN13
9786035001076
Musnad Imam Hanbal.
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04/11/2025
Allen S.
Classic from one of Islams most beloved Scholars.
Great books of Hadith
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04/05/2024
Aqil A.
I am happy with the purchase and can’t wait for the completion of the remaining volumes insha’Allah
Ahmad bin Hanbal first 6 vol.
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04/11/2023
Kareem A.
Suhbanallah Alhamdulilah Allahuakbar
Musnad Imam Ahmed
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09/15/2020
R. F.
Highly recommend!
Musnad of Imam Ahmad Bin Hanbal
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06/17/2020
L. G.
Excellent
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04/20/2020
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As Salam 3alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatu, Recently I've ordered a load of books from darus-us-Salam. And I'm very please with the quality of books. More so with the customer service. They held my hand the whole way through with order received, pulled , and out the door along with tracking. And it didn't take long at all. Plus all those I bought books for was very pleased as well. Jazaaka Allahu khayra for you're service and I look forward to doing business in the future if Allah permits.
EXCELLENT TRANSLATION!!!!
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03/20/2020
A. G.
I hope Darus Salaam finish this series soon, this collection when completed might be more than 90 volumes. Amazing work!!!
MUSNAD IMAM AHMAD BIN HANBAL - SELECT : SET OF FIR
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09/20/2018
M. B.
Very good bilingual edition.
Thank you, Jazaka Allahu khairan
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12/26/2017
I. P.
Thank you for making this 4-volume set accessible to the English speaker. I had never had the opportunity to read it because it was never available. Everything about this work is exceptional, from the print quality to the easy to read Arabic text, to the brief comments at the end of each Hadith, which give the grade without discoursing overly much or giving unneeded opinions or commentary. The translation is very good. I thank the publisher for their service.
Musnad Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal
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02/13/2021
J. T.
MashaAllah. Amazing undertaking and a very good job. I know its not easy translation and proofreading, may Allah make it easy for you to continue translating the Volumes into English. MashaAllah, MashaAllah, MashaAllah. May Allah reward you all with goodness, Ameen.
Anonymous
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07/21/2020
Anonymous
Excellent quality as Expected and superb delivery. May Allah enable you to complete the printing of this book soon.
Very good book.
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09/21/2016
R. A.
Very good book.
Customer Review
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07/28/2012
C. R.
wow, greatest day of my life when I came on and saw this I have been waiting a few years for this