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Contents

Table of Contents

1.A REFUTATION OF ANSAR'S ALLEGATION THAT 'ABU HANIFA WAS NOT A

STUDENT OF IMAM JA'FAR AL-SADIQ (AS).....................................................................3

2.THE BELIEFS OF IMAM ABU HANIFA.............................................................................6

3.IMAM JA'FAR AL-SADIQ (AS) ALSO TAUGHT IMAM MALIK.................................. 7

4.CONDEMNATION OF ABU HANIFA..................................................................................8

5.COPYRIGHT.......................................................................................................................... 19



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1. A refutation of Ansar's allegation that 'Abu Hanifa wasNOT a student of Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq (as)

1. Proving the Teacher - Student relationship

This article will seek to expose the false claim of Ansar that Abu Hanifa was NOT a student ofImam Ja'far al-Sadiq (as). Their leading champion Abu Sulaiman asserts:

Ansar.org stated:"The claim that Abu Hanifah was taught by Ja'far

Al-Sadiq is a lie that is known to anyone who readsomething about the life of Abu Hanifah. What isknown and famous is that Abu Hanifah wastaught by some of the grandest scholars at histime, most notably Isma'il bin Hammad AbuSulayman Al-Kufi who was one of the mostdistinguished teachers of Abu Hanifah. Inaddition, Abu Hanifah was taught by Ibraheembin Muhammad Al-Muntashir, Ibraheem bin Zayd

Al-Nakh'ei, Ayyub Al-Sikhtiyani, Al-Harith Al-Hamadani, Rabee'a Al-Madani, Salim bin Abdullahbin 'Umar bin Al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased athim, Sa'eed bin Masrooq the son of Sufyan Al-Thawry, Sulayman Al-Hilaly, A'asim bin Kaleeband many others".

This is the perfect example of Abu Sulaiman's resentment towards Ahl'ul bayt (as). He is willingto deny an established historical fact so as to lower the status of the Ahl'ul bayt (as) in the eyesof actual Sunnis. Fortunately actual Sunnis have caught on to the efforts of such individuals andwe present the lengthy text from modern day Hanafi scholar Mufti Ghulam Rasool of Daar ulUloom Qadriyah Jilaniyah, London, who has refuted lies such as this in his excellent biographyof Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq "Subeh Sadiq". We are quoting with a scanned link of the full pagesfrom pages 186-191:

Imam Abu Hanifa is one of the distinguished students of Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq (as),as has been confirmed by Ibn Hajar al Makki in his Sawaiq al Muhriqa, AllamahShiblinji in his Nur al Absar, Abdul Haleem Jindi and Mohaqiq Abu Zohra and variousother Muhadatheen and Ulema have clarified that Imam Abu Hanifa was a student

of Imam Jafar Sadiq. Imam Abu Hanifas initial chain of knowledge was with ImamBaqar (as) and he subsequently expanded this chain of knowledge with Imam Ja'faral-Sadiq (as). In this regard, Abdul Haleem Jindi writes: Abu Hanifa stated that if he'hadn't spent two years of his life with Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq (as), he would havebeen dead' (Al-Imam Ja'far As-Sadiq, page 162). Researcher Abu Zohra states: It iswidely known that regarding those two years, Abu Hanifa used to say: 'If these twoyears had not been available to me due to my good fortune, Numan (Abu Hanifa)would have been dead (Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq, page 83). Imam Abu Hanifa used tosay: 'I have never seen a greater jurist than Ja'far bin Muhamad'.

This means, Imam Abu Hanifa was Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq (as)'s student and for acomplete two years he remained with Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq in Madina.

Notwithstanding that, whenever there happened to be any other meeting betweenthe two, Imam Abu Hanifa took full academic advantage of it; he had immenserespect for Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq. Sometimes when questioned on a matter by Imam



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Ja'far al-Sadiq (as), Imam Abu Hanifa would intentionally remain silent on accountof the immense reverence he had for the Imam, Abdul Haleem Jindi and Ibn EmaadHanbali has recorded how on one occasion Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq (as) asked ImamAbu Hanifa to what would be the Kafara for a pilgrim who in a state of Ihram breaksthe rubaya (front four teeth of a deer). Imam Abu Hanifa replied: O son of theProphet, I have no idea. Upon which Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq (as) replied: A deer does

not have rubaya. (Shadharat al Dhahab, Volume 1 page 220 & Al-Imam Ja'far As-Sadiq, page 162).

Question: Ibn Tamiyah wrote that Abu Hanifa was not a student of Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq but a contemporary, hence not a student.

Answer: This is an incorrect assertion because Abu Hanifa was Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq(as)'s student. That is why Hafiz Ibn Hajar Asqlani, Ibn Emmad Hanbali, Ibn HajarMakki, Allamah Shiblinji, researcher Abu Zohra and many others clarified that ImamAbu Hanifa was the student of Imam Jafar Sadiq. Furthermore, Allamah ShibliNumani whilst refuting Ibn Tamiyah's claim stated:

Ibn Tamiyahs statement that Imam Abu Hanifa was not a student of Imam JafarSadiq is incorrect because although Abu Hanifa was a Mujtahid but whatcomparison he could have with the knowledge and merits of Imam Jafar Sadiq sinceHadith, jurisprudence in fact, all kinds of religious knowledge have emerged fromthe family of Holy Prophet (Sirat Numan, page 60). This not only proves that AbuHanifa was Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq (as)'s student but also evidences that there is noalternate when it comes to the knowledge and merits of the pure Ahlulbayt, nomatter if one is even a Mujtahid and a learned man...

Thus Ibn Tamiyah's assertion has been proven to be false and baseless, the fact isthat Imam Abu Hanifa was the student of Imam Ja'far as al-Sadiq. Imam Abu Hanifahas taken various narrations from Imam Jafar Sadiq, Abu Zohra writes that Imam

Abu Hanifa used to narrate copiously from Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq (as) and suchtraditions can be found in Imam Abu Yusuf's (d. 183 H) book Al-Aathaar and inImam Muhammad bin Hasan Shaybani's (d. 189 H) book Al-Aathaar. The number oftraditions Imam Abu Hanifa has narrated from Imam Jafar Sadiq in both thesebooks are great. Abu Zohra writes that the truth is that religious bigotry makes aman blind and deaf no matter. In the same way that the evil statements ofslanderers were unsuccessful in tarnishing the image of his ancestor Imam Ali ibnAbi Talib (kr), no one could hope to reduce the immense stature of Imam Ja'far asal-Sadiq, whether they are those who do Ghulo or those who just cast suspicions.This case is also similar to those who had sought to malign Jesus son of Mary, whenone group of people denied his Prophethood and another group was bent uponelevating him. (Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq, page 84).

Therefore it has been proven that those who have sought to belittle the image ofImam Ja'far al-Sadiq (as), such as Ibn Tamiyah etc. have not attained even theslightest success. It has also been proven that Imam Abu Hanifa was a student ofImam Ja'far al-Sadiq (as) and frequently obtained traditions from him. AllamahMuhammad Khizri writes that Abu Hanifa and most of the Imams of Medinaobtained traditions from Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq (as), but Imam Bukhari did not obtaina single tradition from him (Tarikh Fiqha, page 293).

Subeh Sadiq, pages 186-191 by Mufti Ghulam Rasool (published in London)

Although Mufti Ghulam Rasool referred the refutation of Ibn Tamiyahs claim by Allamah ShibliNumani from his famed book Sirat un Numan, we would still like to present an excerpt from theEnglish version of the book:

"Abu Hanifa sat for a long time at Imam Baqar's feet and acquired from him much

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valuable knowledge of Fiqh and Hadith not available anywhere else. Shias andSunnis are agreed that Abu Hanifa derived much of his learning from Baqar. Helearned a great deal from the imam's son, Ja'far al-Sadiq also, which fact isgenerally mentioned in the history books. Ibn Tamiyah, however, denies this on theground that Abu Hanifa and Ja'far al-Sadiq were contemporaries and equals, whichruled out the probability of the former being the latter's pupil. But I consider this

sheer imprudence and lack of comprehension on Ibn Tamiyah's part. For all hisgreatness as an original thinker and master of fiqh, Abu Hanifa could not compare inlearning with Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq. The Ahl'ul bayt were the fountainhead of Fiqhand Hadith and, in fact, all religious learning. "The master of the house knows bestwhat is in it", to quote a well-known Arabic saying".

Imam Abu Hanifah, Life and Work, page 24

We also present with a link, the 'Musnad Imam Azam' rendered in to Urdu by Maulana Sa'dHasan Sahib. The text is a collection of traditions that have been narrated and compiled byImam Abu Hanifa. On page 23 of the preface of the Musnad, Maulana Abdur Rashid Numani,whilst giving an overview of the life of Imam Abu Hanifa states:

"Imam Abu Hanifa stayed for a long time in the pure (city of) Madina andcontinuously attended the circles of Imam Baqar (r). In jurisprudence (fiqh) andtraditions (hadith) he learnt many things during his time with Imam Baqar (r) whichhe didn't know before. Imam Baqar (r) passed away on 7 Dhu'l Hijja 114 AH.

After Imam Baqar's death, Imam Abu Hanifa had the greatest respect for his sonImam Ja'far Sadiq (r). He would attend Imam Ja'far's classes quite often to acquireknowledge. Imam Abu Hanifa used to hold the opinion about the Ahl al-Bayt thathadith and fiqh, indeed all religious sciences, have surfaced from their Household".

Musnad Imam Azam

Pakistani Sunni Scholar Mohammad Hameedullah Khan in his book "The Schools of Islamic

Jurisprudence - A comparative study, states in his brief biography of Imam Abu Hanifa on page61:

"He got an opportunity to meet Anas, a famous companion of Prophet Muhammed(PBUH), at the age of 12 or 13 years and attended the lectures of Imam Jafar asSadiq. Regarding his place in history of Fiqh, Abu Hanifa said:

I have not seen a jurist of high rank like Imam Jafar as Sadiq [taken from Tabayeenpage 69 by Shah Moinuddin Ahmed Nadvi]"

The Schools of Islamic Jurisprudence, Page 61

Hamid Hafani Dawood records in Nazarat fi al-Kutub al-Khalida, page 182:

Abu Hanifa and Malik were the students of Imam Sadiq and Abu Hanifa used to say:Without the two years al-Numan would have perished

Famed Sunni scholar Shaykh Ibn Talha Shafiyee records in Matalib Al-Seul, page 218:

Many famous scholars benefitted from Imam Sadiq such as Malik bin Anas and AbuHanifa.

Ahmad Muhiuddin al-Ajooz records in Minhaj al-Sharia al-Islamia, Volume 3 page 114:

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Also Imam Abu Hanifa studied under his teaching in Kufa and he would say: Inever saw someone more knowledgeable than Jafar bin Muhammad al-Sadiq

Abdulrahman al-Sharqawi records in his book Aema al-Feqh al-Tesa, Volume 2 page 90:

He sat in the company of Imam Jaffr al-Sadiq for two years and learned a great dealfrom him, despite their disagreement after that time Abu Hanifa used to say:Without those two years, Numan would have perished

Allamah Shaykh Sharawi Azhari in his famous Egyptian 'Risala Al Ahraam ul Sunnah' page 103periodical number 32932 wrote:

"The Imam of the Shi'a Imamiya was Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq who was the teacher ofImam Abu Hanifa. These are the Imamia Jafaria who as we previously explained areone of those who adhere to a pure religion. It is with regards to them that ourShaykh Shaltoot issued a fatwa deeming it permissible to follow this madhabbecause this is a legitimate Islamic madhab, that acts as a source of guidance for itsadherents. In Egypt we have incorporated certain principles of Shi'a fiqh on divorceand inheritance into our Law".

Amongst our Shia Ulema, al-Muhaqiq al-Kurki in Jame al-Maqasid, Volume 1 page 21 alsoconfirmed that Abu Hanifa studied under Jafar Sadiq [as].

2. The beliefs of Imam Abu Hanifa

Abu Sulaiman stated:"Even if Ja'far Al-Sadiq taught Abu Hanifah, thenthe matter will not be more than that Abu Hanifahtook knowledge from Al-Saddiq and it does notmean that Abu Hanifah became a Jaffari. I amsaying this as a supposition, otherwise it isconfirmed that Abu Hanifah used to give religiousverdicts at the time of Abi Jaffar, the father ofJa'far Al-Sadiq!"

We are also not saying this and it is absurd for Abu Sulaiman to arrive at this conclusion. If Istudy fiqh under a teacher with different beliefs to myself it does NOT automatically mean Ihave converted to that belief system! Nonetheless what is of interest is that Imam of Ahl'ulSunnah al Muhaddith Shah Abdul Aziz Dehlavi had in fact referred to Abu Hanifa as a Shi'a. Hewrites in Tauhfa Ithna Ashariyya, page 25:

"Imam Abu Hanifa [r] was counted amongst the Shi'a of Kufa and he consideredZaid bin 'Ali bin Husayn to be on the path of truth"

During that era Islamic sciences were being spread through the empire and students werebenefiting from the teachings of scholars with differing views, far and wide. Students took theopportunity to gain knowledge from Ulema, in the same way Abu Hanifa learnt from Imam

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3. Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq (as) also taught Imam Malik

Abu Sulaiman stated:

Ansar.org:

"Al-Shafi'i read "Al-Muwti" on Malik and the bookhas only 9 hadeeths that are narrated by Ja'far

Al-Saddiq. And no one said that Malik was one ofthe students of Abu Hanifah, but they said thatMalik was contemporary with Abu Hanifah".

Yet again Abu Sulaiman fails to cite any sources as evidences, just his own bigoted Nasibiviews. Like Imam Abu Hanifa, Imam Malik also benefited from the knowledge of Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq (as):

Mufti Ghulam Rasool in Subeh Sadiq page 202 narrates that:

Abu Naeem Isfahani (d. 430 Hijri) wrote: 'Imam Malik bin Anas was one of thestudents of Imam Jafar (Hilayat al-Awliya Volume 3 page 199). Researcher AbuZuhra writes that Imam Malik attained knowledge from him and attended hisgatherings (Imam Jafar Sadiq, page 83)'.

Subeh Sadiq, page 202

Ahmad Muhiuddin al-Ajooz records in Minhaj al-Sharia al-Islamia, Volume 3 page 114:

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Imam Malik studied under the teaching of Imam Jaffar al-Sadiq may Allah bepleased with him, in Madina and he (Malik) used to say: He was among the piousscholars who fear Allah.

Abdulrahman al-Sharqawi records in Amea al-Fiqh al-Tesa, Volume 1 page 140:

Imam Malik was benefited from Imam Jaffar and he learnt from him a lot.

And as we cited earlier, famed Sunni scholar Mufti Ibn Talha Shafiyee records in Matalib Al-Seul, page 218:

Many famous scholars benefitted from Imam Sadiq such as Malik bin Anas and AbuHanifa.

We should also point out that the Shia scholar Shaykh Tusi in his book al-Rijal, page 302 citedMalik bin Anas as a student of Imam Jaffar al-Sadiq. Moreover, Maliki scholar Muhammad binIsmail al-Eshbili (d. 636 H) in his book 'Asma Sheiukh Malik bin Anas' page 67, mentioned thename of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq [as] among the names of Imam Malik's teachers.

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4. Condemnation of Abu Hanifa

In his tactical attempt to reach out to actual Sunnis, Abu Sulaiman sought to make a specialreference to the following tradition, commenting as follows:

Ansar.org stated:"Here, their master Al-Kulayni narrates in theirmost trustworthy book which equals Al-Buikharifor us, "Usool Al-Kafi":

"Sadeer said: "I heard Abu Jaffar, peace be uponhim saying, while holding my hand and exitingthen he stood in front of the house: "O' Sadeer,the matter of the people is that they come tothese rocks and go round them and then theycome to us and let us know their wilayah for usand it is Allah's saying: "I am the most forgiver

for those who repented, believed, and did gooddeeds and then were guided." Abu Ja'far pointedto his chest and said: "Guided to our wilayah."Then he said: "O' sadeer, let me show you thosewho hinders the religion of Allah." Then he lookedto Abu Hanifah and Sufyan Al-Thuwray at thattime and they were in a circle in the mosque. AbuJa'far said: "Those are who hinders the religion of

Allah without guidance from Allah and without anobvious book. If those dirts sat in their houses,then the people who would look for someone totell them about Almighty Allah and about His

prophet would come to us and we would tellthem about the almighty Allah and about Hisprophet."

This tradition does not in any way negate the fact that Abu Hanifa was a student of Imam Ja'faral-Sadiq (as). It is not uncommon for a student to leave his teacher and formulate his ownthinking. If Imam Ja'far (as) was criticizing Abu Hanifa, it was because he felt that he had goneastray in his teachings, and this is linked to Abu Hanifa's introduction of Qiyas as an addition tofiqh. If Abu Sulaiman is seeking to strike a chord with his Sunni brethren that the Shi'a Imamshave condemned their Imam, we should also point out that such condemnation was notexclusive to Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq, the Ulema of Ahl'ul Sunnah have been scathing in their

attacks on Abu Hanifa, attacks that were far worse than the comments of Imam Ja'far (as). Letus present the condemnation of Abu Hanifa advanced by various esteemed Sunni scholars.

2. Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal condemned Imam Abu Hanifa

We read in Tarikh Baghdad, Volume 13 page 454:

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'His Hadith are correct but his opinions are weak.' Then he was asked about Awzai,he replied: His hadith and opinion are both weak, then he was asked about AbuHanifa, he said His opinion and his hadith bear no value'. Then he was asked aboutImam Shafiyee, the reply was, 'His Hadith and opinion is Sahih.'

We also read the following words of Imam Ahmed bin Hanbal in Tarikh Baghdad, Volume 15

page 579 which has been declared Sahih by the margin writer of the book namely BasharAwad Maruf:

Ahmad bin al-Hassan al-Tirmidhi said: I heard Ahmad bin Hanbal saying: AbuHanifa used to tell lies.

In Tarikh Baghdad, Volume 15 page 569 we read another Sahih narration:

Ahmad ibn Hanbal said: According to me the opinion of Abu Hanifa is equal to thefaeces of goats

Modern day Sunni scholar Hassan al-Saqqaf records in his book Al-Salafya al-Wahabia, page 73:

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The Hanbalis believe that Abu Hanifa was an Imam of error

3. Imam Malik condemned Abu Hanifa

We read a Sahih tradition in Tarikh Baghdad, Volume 15 page 552:

Mansoor bin Muzahim said: I heard Malik bin Anas saying Abu Hanifa mocked thereligion and whoever mocks the religion is irreligious.

In another Sahih narration on the same page we read:

Mutrif said: I heard Malik saying the error must be extinguished from religion andAbu Hanifa was an error

We read a Sahih tradition in Tarikh Baghdad, Volume 15 page 551:

Al-Waleed bin Muslim said: Malik bin Ansa said to me, do the people mention Abu

Hanifa in your country? I replied: Yes. He replied: Your country should not bestable.



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In Tarikh Baghdad, Volume 13 page 416 we read:

Malik bin Anas said: The fitna of Abu Hanifa is more harmful than the fitna ofIblees

In Tarikh Baghdad, Volume 13 page 415 we read:

Malik bin Anas said: No one was born in Islam more harmful than Abu Hanifa

And we also have this statement of Imam Malik recorded by Imam Ibn Abdul Barr in Jame'aBayan al-Elm, Volume 3 page 391:

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Malik said: Had Abu Hanifa rebelled against the nation through the sword it wouldhave been less harmful

4. Imam Idrees Shafiyee condemned Imam Abu Hanifa

We read the following words of Imam Shafiyee in Tarikh Baghdad, Volume 15 page 567 whichhave been declared Sahih by the margin writer of the book namely Bashar Awad Marouf:

Shafiyee said: I dont know anyone who wrote a book proving his errors except AbuHanifa

We also read a Sahih tradition on the same page:

Shafiyee said: I saw the books of Abu Hanifa's companions and they comprisedof130 pages, I found in them 80 pages that contradicted the Quran and Sunnah

In another Sahih tradition that we read in Tarikh Baghdad, Volume 15 page 549:

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Shafiyee said: No one was born in Islam more evil than Abu Hanifa

Imam Subki records the following statement of Imam Shafiyee in his famed work Tabaqat al-Shafyyia al-Kubra, Volume 2 page 94:

(Imam Shafiyee said) I saw the book of Abu Hanifa and they claim that they say



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whatever is in Allah's book and His prophets tradition, whilst they actually they goagainst them

5. Imam Sufiyan Thawri and Imam Awzai condemned Imam Abu Hanifa

Again in a tradition declared Sahih by Bashar Awad Maruf , we read the following remarks ofImam Sufiyan al-Thawri (d. 161 H) and Imam Abdulrahman bin Amro Awzai ( d. 157 H) inTarikh Baghdad, Volume 15 page 549:

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Awzai and Sufyan said: No one was born in Islam with more misfortune than him

On the same page, we have another Sahih tradition:

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Sufyan said: No one was born in Islam more harmful than Abu Hanifa

In another tradition declared Sahih by Bashar Awad Marouf , we read the following remarks ofImam Sufiyan al-Thawri about Abu Hanifa in Tarikh Baghdad, Volume 15 page 548

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Sufyan al-Thawri said: No one was born in Islam more unfortunate on the Muslimsother than him

We further read in a Sahih tradition in Tarikh Baghdad, Volume 15 page 525 that Abu Hanifaindulged in Kufr twice:

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Sufyan said: Abu Hanifa repented from Kufr twice

We read in Al-Sunnah by Abdullah bin Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Volume 1 page 193:

Sufyan al-Thawri said: Abu Hanfia repented from heretics opinions many times

The reviser of the book namely Muhammad Qahtani said about this narration:

The narrators are Thiqah

Ahmad ibn Hanbal recorded in Al-Elal, Volume 2 page 546:



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Awzai said: No one was born into Islam more harmful than Abu Hanfia

Salafi scholar Dr. Wasiullah who is the margin writer of the book declared this tradition to beHasan.

Once again in a Sahih narration, we read in Tarikh Baghdad, Volume 15 page 547:

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Sulayman bin Hasaan al-Halabi said: I heard Awzai on several occasions saying thatAbu Hanifa destroyed the pillars of Islam one by one

Similarly, in Abdullah bin Ahmad ibn Hanbals famed work Al-Sunnah, Volume 1 page 207, weread a narration declared Hasan by Muhammad Qahtani:

Salama bin Kulthom said: When Abu Hanifa died, Awzai said: Praise be to Allah forkilling him, he used to destroy the pillars of Islam one by one

6. Imam Sufiyan bin Uyaina condemned Imam Abu Hanifa

According to a Sahih narration in Tarikh Baghdad, Volume 15 page 526

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Sufyan bin Uyaina said: Abu Hanifa repented from Atheism on three occasions.

7. Imam Abdullah bin Mubarak (d. 181 H) condemned Imam Abu Hanifa

In a Sahih narration, we read the following in Tarikh Baghdad, Volume 15 page 556:

Abu Ishaq al-Taleqani said: I heard Abdullah bin al-Mubarak saying: Anyone thatowns the book of Abu Hanifa and uses it and spreads the opinions with it, will causehis Hajj to become void and his wife shall no longer remain lawful for him Then theslave of Ibn al-Mubarak said: I think the one who wrote the book is Satan. Ibn al-Mubarak replied: The one who wrote the book is worse than Satan.



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8. Abdulrahman bin Mahdi (d. 198 H) condemned Imam Abu Hanifa


Abdulrahman bin Mahdi said: There was a wall between Abu Hanifa and the truth

While in Tarikh Baghdad, volume 13 page 416 we read:

Abdulrahman bin Mahdi said: After the sedition (Fitna) of Dajjal, there is no worsesedition (fitna) in Islam than the opinion of Abu Hanifa

9. Imams of Ahle Sunnah Hamaad bin Salama al-Basri (d. 167 H) andShu'aba bin al-Hajaj (d. 160 H) cursed Abu Hanifa

In Abdullah bin Ahmad ibn Hanbals authority work Al-Sunnah, Volume 1 page 211, we read anarration declared Sahih by Muhammad Qahtani:

Mansoor bin Salama al-Khuzai said: I heard Hamaad bin Salama cursing Abu

Hanifa. Abu Salama said: Shu'aba used to curse Abu Hanifa

Moreover we read in Tarikh Baghdad, Volume 14 page 446:

Shu'aba said: A fistful of dust is better than Abu Hanifa

10.Imam Ibn Habban condemned Abu Hanifa

Imam Ibn Habban records in Al-Majrohin, by ibn Haban, Volume 3 page 64:

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It is not permissible to adhere to him, because he was propagating to Erja andaccording to our scholars it is impermissible to adhere to one that propagatesinnovations (Bid'a), I dont know any disagreement among the Muslim scholars andthe pious religious (people) in all the countries about dispraising him (Abu Hanifa),every one dispraised him one by one.



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11.Ayubs views regarding Abu Hanifa


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Salam bin Abi Mutee said: Ayub was sitting in the mosque, then Abu Hanifa sawhim and came towards him. When Ayub saw him coming towards him, he said to hiscompanions: Come on, lets move before he spreads lice among us.'

12.Abu Muhammad condemned Abu Hanifa

In a Sahih narration, we read further condemnation of Abu Hanifa in Tarikh Baghdad, Volume15 page 551:

Abu Muhammad said: He remained on falsehood and adhered to it, he would notreturn to the truth even if it was clear to him

13.Abdullah bin Idrees al-Zaafari (d. 192 H) condemned Imam Abu Hanifa

In a Hasan narration, we read the following in Tarikh Baghdad, Volume 15 page 556:

Abdullah bin Idrees said: Abu Hanifa is astray and leads others astray

14.Imam Ibn Abi Sheybah declared Abu Hanifa a Jew


Tarif bin Abdullah said: I heard ibn Abi Sheybah say when Abu Hanifa wasmentioned in his presence, he replied: I consider him a Jew.

15.Yazid bin Harun (d. 206 H) declared the companions of Abu HanifaChristians




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Yazid bin Harun said: I never saw a group of people resembling the Christians moreclosely than the companions of Abu Hanifa

16.Khalid bin Yazid bin Abi Malik (d. 185 H) condemned Imam Abu Hanifa


Khalid bin Yazid bin Abi Malik said: Abu Hanifa made fornication and interestHalaal

17.Umar bin Qays condemned Imam Abu Hanifa


Umar bin Qays said: Whoever wants to learn the truth should enter Kufa, learnabout Abu Hanifa's fatwas and then oppose him.

18.Shuarik Bin Abdullah (d. 177 H) condemned Imam Abu Hanifa


Shuraik bin Abdullah said: It is better to have a wine seller in every corner of Kufathan to have some one believe in Abu Hanifa's opinions

19.Muhammad bin Muslimah condemned Imam Abu Hanifa


"Hamdweh said: I asked Muhammad bin Musalama: Other than Madina, AbuHanifa's Fatwas are everywhere, why is that? He said: Allah's msessenger (pbuh)

said: Dajjal and the plague cant enter it (Madina) and Abu Hanifa is one Dajjalamongst many.



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20.According to Abi Bakar bin Dawood al-Sajistani, there is an Ijma thatAbu Hanifa was on error

We read the following account in Tarikh Baghdad, Volume 13 page 394:

Abu Bakr bin Dawood al-Sajistani said to his companions: What do you say aboutan opinion wherein there is agreement of Malik and his companions, Shaffiyee andhis companions, Awzai and his companions, al-Hassan bin Saleh and hiscompanions, Sufyan al-Thawri and his companions, Ahmad bin Hanbal and hiscompanions?They replied: Oh Abu Bakr, there cannot be a more correct opinion than this. Hereplied: All of them agreed that Abu Hanifa was on error.

21.The scholars of Shaam would curse Abu Hanifa

We read the following Sahih account in Tarikh Baghdad, Volume 15 page 570:

Al-Qasim bin Abdulmalik said: I heard Abu Museher saying: The scholars wouldcurse some one on this pulpit. Then he pointed by his hand to the pulpit ofDamascus. Al-Farhyani said: It was Abu Hanifa.

22.al-Aswad bin Saalims views on Abu Hanifa


Aba Ubaid said: I was sitting with al-Aswad bin Saalim in Rasafa's mosque, they

then began discussing an issue. I therefore said: Abu Hanifa's opinion is so & so. l-Aswad said to me: You mention Abu Hanifa in the mosque! Then he (al-Aswad)never talked to me again until he died.

23.Abu Bakar bin Ayash (d. 194 H)s views on Abu Hanifa

We read the following conversation between Abu Bakar bin Ayash and the grandson of AbuHanifa in Tarikh Baghdad, Volume 13 page 435:



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A reliable man said: I was sitting with Abu Bakr bin Ayash, then Ismail bin Hamaadbin Abu Hanifa came and and sat down. Abu Bakr asked: Who is this? He replied:Oh Abu Bakr, I am Ismail. Then Abu Bakr clapped with his hand on Ismail's kneeand said to him: How many Haram women did your grandfather make Halal?

24.Shaykh Abdul Qadir Jilani condemned Abu Hanifa

Shaykh Abdul Qadir Jilani in his famed work Al-Ghuniyah al-Talibeen, page 90 records theHadith:

My Ummah will be divided in the 73 Sects only will attain Paradise others in Hell"

After that, Qadir Jilani states:

Of the 73 Sects, are 10 are the respective origins and it also includes the Murjiyah

Then Shaykh Abdul Qadir Jilani named those 10 Al-Murjiyah sects which are among the 73 Hellbound sects and included Hanafiyah sect amongst these.

25.Imam Abu Hamid GhazzaIi condemned Abu Hanifa

Imam of Ahle Sunnah Abu Hamid Ghazzali records in his famed work Al-Mankhul, page 581:

Abu Hanifa was not a Mujtahid because he acquired no knowledge in (Arabic)grammar; this is proven by the fact that he read the words Babu Qays. Abu Hanifahad no knowledge of Hadith, he would ignore Sahih Hadith and would embraceweak ones, he had no capacity to interpret the Sharia, on the contrary he wouldcontradict their rules.

We also read on page 546:

I dont care if I was incompatible with Abu Hanifa, as a I am 90% sure that hisdoctrine was wrong

On page 476, Ghazali first quoted the words of Imam Shafiyee and then gave his own verdict:

Shafiyee said: Whoever practiced Istehsan made a new law. Well first of all it isrecommended to explain the reality of Istehsan. Some of Abu Hanifa's [rh]companions said: Istehsan is a method which lacks proof. Verily it is kufr whoeverbelieved in it or permitted its practice.

On page 613 we read:



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Abu Hanifa [rh] had turned jurisprudence on its head and unsettled its method andchanged its system

Regarding the version of Salaat (prayers) Abu Hanifa introduced, Imam Ghazzali stated on page614:

It must be known for every religious person that God would never send a prophetfor such Salaat and Muhammad wasnt sent to propagate the people for this(Salaat).The book can be downloaded from:

http://www.almeshkat.net/books/open.php?cat=36&book=802

26.According to Sunnies, the Prophet [s] condemned Abu Hainfa

We read the following episode in Tarikh Baghdad, Volume 13 page 425:

Muhammad bin Hamaad said: I saw the Prophet [s] in my dream, thus I asked him:Oh Allah's messenger, what do you say about looking at the opinion of Abu Hanifaand his companions? Shall I look at it and adopt it? He [s] replied: No, No, Nothree times.

27.According to Sunnies, Abu Bakar condemned Abu Hainfa

We read the following episode in Tarikh Baghdad, Volume 13 page 441:

Muhammad bin Amer al-Taei said: I witnessed a dream wherein the people weregathered in Damascus, then an old man appeared dragging another old man and he

(the old man) said: Oh people, this person altered the religion of Muhammad [s].Then I asked a man standing beside me: Who are these two old men? He replied:This is Abu Bakr dragging Abu Hanifa.

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