Musnad Aḥmad
مُسْنَدُ أَحْمَد
One of the nine major collections of the Sunnah organized by chains of narrations. It is the largest collection of the nine major collections. Full name: Musnad Aḥmad (مسند أحمد) (The Musnad by Aḥmad). Sources: Shamela Book# 25794 for the Arabic text with authentication by Shaykh Arnāʾūṭ; sunnah.com for English translation. The English translation is being added and improved by myself and other contributors.
Random ḥadīth in Aḥmad
[Machine] A woman came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "O Messenger of Allah, my mother has passed away and she had a missed fast from the month of Ramadan. Should I make it up for her?" He replied, "Would you not have paid off her debt if she had one?" She said, "Yes." He said, "So the debt owed to Allah ﷻ is more deserving to be paid off."
أَتَتِ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ امْرَأَةٌ فَقَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ أُمِّي مَاتَتْ وَعَلَيْهَا صَوْمُ شَهْرٍ أَفَأَقْضِي عَنْهَا؟ قَالَ فَقَالَ أَرَأَيْتِ لَوْ كَانَ عَلَى أُمِّكِ دَيْنٌ أَمَا كُنْتِ تَقْضِينَهُ؟ قَالَتْ بَلَى قَالَ فَدَيْنُ اللهِ ﷻ أَحَقُّ