Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal R.A
In the Name of Allah---the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful. Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal joins the Prophetic lineage with Nizar bin Ma'add. So he belonged to the pure Arabic tribe Banu Bakr's clan Banu Shayban. Family Tree of Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal Ahmad bin Muhammad b. Hanbal b. Hilal b. Asad b. Idrees b. Abdullah b. Hayyan b. Abdullah b. Anas b. Auf b. Qasit b. Ma’azin b. Shayban b. Dhuhl b. Tha’alabah b. Ukabah b. Sa’ab b. Ali b. Bakr b. Wayel b. Qasit b. Hunub b. Afsa b. Da’ami b. Jadeelah b. Asad bin Rabiah b. Nizar b. Ma’add b. Adnan Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal joins the Prophetic lineage with Nizar bin Ma’add. So he belonged to the pure Arabic tribe Banu Bakr’s clan Banu Shayban, from that he is called Al-Shaybani. Banu Shayban were the close allies of the Prophetic clan Banu Hashim during the period of Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم. He is also remembered as Al-Dhuli for his forefather Dhul bin Tha’alabah. The most prominent Sahabah of Banu Dhuhl was Amr bin Yazid and Suwayd ...