‏قالـ الإمـام أحمـد رحمـه الله:

¤ رحــم الله عبــدا :
↶ قال بالحق
↶ واتبع الأثر
↶ وتمسك بالسنة
↶ وجانب أهل البدع
↶ وترك مجالستهم ومحادثتهم
↶ طلبا للقربة من الله وإعزاز دينه.

[طبقـات الحنابلـة لابن أبي يعلى الحنبلـيّ (1/ 13)
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Al-Imaam Ahmed رحمه الله Said :

May Allah have mercy on a slave who :
– Speaks With the Haqq
– And he follows the Narrations
– And he holds Firm to the Sunnah
-And He stays away from the People of Bid’ah
– And he leaves there sittings and their Speeches
– Wanting the closeness from Allah and Honouring his Deen

[ Tabaqaat Al-Hanaabilah By Ibn Abee Ya’laa Al-Hanbalee 1/13]