شرح السنة ـ الإمام البربهاري

Author: Imām Abū Muḥammad al-Ḥasan ibn ʿAlī al-Barbahārī (329 H)

Sharḥ al-Sunnah is one of the most foundational works on the creed and methodology of Ahl al-Sunnah wa-l-Jamāʿah, authored by the great Imām of the Salaf, Imam al-Barbahari.

This book is a concise yet powerful exposition of orthodox Sunni belief, written during a time when innovation and deviation had begun to spread. Imām al-Barbahārī  laid out clear principles distinguishing the Sunnah from bidʿah, firmly grounding the reader upon the way of the Companions and those who followed them.

Topics covered include:

• The foundations of correct ʿaqīdah
• The obligation of adhering to the Sunnah
• The danger of innovation and theological speculation
• The stance toward rulers and societal order
• Defining Ahl al-Sunnah by belief and practice

The author’s style is direct, uncompromising, and rooted in the Salafī methodology, making this work a benchmark text referenced by later scholars such as Imām Aḥmad’s students and the scholars of the Hanbalī tradition.