Refuting the words of the slanderers against the Hanbali Salafists

Translation

This book, “Refuting the words of the slanderers against the Hanbali Salafis,” by the writer Ahmed bin Hajar Al-Botami, is part of the classification of doctrine. The book contains a table of contents covering multiple topics, including responding to the theologians’ slander against the Hanbalis, explaining the Salaf’s doctrine of the attributes of God, and refuting the allegations attributed to Sheikh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah and his followers. The book begins by discussing the issue of the creation of the Qur’an, discusses the Hanbali position on this issue, and responds to the Mu’tazilites’ transmissional and rational suspicions. It appears from the excerpt at the beginning of the book that the book aims to clarify the Hanbali doctrine and explain their position on matters of doctrine. The author believes that there are many slanders against the Hanbalis by theologians, and he aims to refute these slanders.