Imam Ahmad Ibn Hanbal Wife
Ibn hanbal had two wives and several children including an older son who later became a judge in isfahan.
Imam ahmad ibn hanbal wife. His father was an officer in the abbasid army in khurasan and later settled with his family in baghdad where ahmad was born in 780 ce. The two were ahmad ibn hanbal and muhammad ibn noah. Dear son you will not attain good fortune in your home except by 10 characteristics which you show to your wife so remember them and be enthusiastic in acting upon them. However a couple of days later news of the caliph s own death were received but the travelling party continued their journey until they arrived at the door of his successor al mu tassim.
Can you please confirm this story because rayhanah his second wife is also reported to be one eyed. He was born in baghdad on 164. Ahmad ibn hanbal s family was originally from basra iraq and belonged to the arab banu shayban tribe. So she thought that a border town was not going to be a good place for her child to grow up.
He originated from the family of dzuhli ibn syaiban a lineage that claimed themselves from the tribe of bakr ibn wail. There is a famous story of imam ahmad rahimahullah getting married to ummu salih who was one eyed but her din was strong. Along time ago a pious man who used to live with his wife in a border town passed away. Ummu salih was not one eyed rather it was rayhanah.
The wives of imam ahmad ibn hambal. Imam ahmad ibn hanbal. Imam ahmad ibn hanbal 164 241 h his full name is ahmad ibn muhammad ibn hanbal ibn hilal ibn asad asy syaibani. His wife was pregnant.