Sunni scholars note that while one side was "rebellious" (transgressing), both sides were composed of companions who exercised Ijtihad (independent legal judgment), and they generally refrain from disparaging either group. 📋 Overview of Musnad Ahmad Compiler: Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal (d. 241 AH). Size: Contains approximately 28,000 to 30,000 hadiths.
This applies to a specific historical context of slavery and concubinage, which is not practiced in the modern world (and is prohibited by most modern nation-states). The legal principle remains valid in Islamic jurisprudence for historical cases, but it is not an active ruling for contemporary Muslims due to the abolition of slavery. musnad ahmad 6929 verified