ImameAzam Abu Hanifa

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Imam e Azam Abu Hanifa

The true picture concerning the criticis 1 levelled against IMAM E AA'ZAM (RADIYALLAHU ANHU)

(Tazkarra AI Hufaz, Tarikh Ibn Kathir, By Hafidhh Dhabi and Hafidhh Ibn Kathir, "biography of Imam Abu Hanifah Rahmatullah alayhj

Hafidhh Ibn Taymiyyah says:

(Minhaaj AI Sunnah AI Nabaweea, Vol./I. page, 259, By Hafidhh Ibn Taymiyyahj

Hafidhh Ibn AI Qayyim says:

Imam Abu Hanifah would notdo Qiyyas, even ifhe found a weak Ahadith, There are two types of Qiyyyas:

1) Which is against the Qur'an and the Sunnah, this is not permissible:

2) One that is in the light of Qur'an/Sunnah, this is permissible, our Prophet [May Allah bless Him and grant Him peace) also gave permisiion to Ma'az Bin Jabal to do Qiyyas

(Aalmul Muaqqeen chap Qiyaasj

1) Imam Bukhari has stated:

Imam Abu Hanifah (Rahmatullah alayh) 'las a Murji'i

(AI Tareekh AI Kabir under the life history of Nauman Bin ThabitJ

[Tareek Sagheer biography of Imam Abu Hanifah Rahmatullah alayhj

On two occasions Imam Abu Hanifah Rahmatullah alayh was ordered to repent fro 1 making blasphemous statements

[Khitab AI Daufa ',ValmatRukin by Imam Bukhari, AI Intiqa By Ima 1 Abdul 'barr]

Hamad. [Tareekh AI Saghirby Imam Bukharij

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Naeem Bin Hammad. had attributed 20 Hadith to the Prophet [May Allah bless Hi 1 and grant

Him peace) which he in fact had never said, thus being fabricated sayings

Here are two examples of such fabrications:

1) Abu Huraira reported that:

2) Abu Huraira narrated that:

DaarQutni said that whenever Naeem used to mention a fabricated Hadith, he would do so to support the Sunnah, He had a lot of Munkar narrations, which other Imams did not have

[MizanAI Etedaal, and Tahzeeb AI Tahzeeb, by Hafidhh Dahabi and Hafidhh Asqalani biography ofNaeem Bim Hamaad)

Hafidhh Ibn AI Asqalani after writing this account said that he did not believe itand then he gave the reason. He said that this was against the status of Imam Bukhari

(Tahzeeb AI Tahzeeb. under "Life History of 1m a 1 Bukhari,"by Hafidhh Ibn Asqalnij

fSahih Muslim baab-ul-fayyj

Hafidh Ibn Taymiyyah writes:

Sayyed Mawdood

Accusation made against Imam Bukhari.

Hafidhh Ibn HajarAsqalani stated:

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Hafidhh Asqalani writes:

HadratA'isha (Radiall hu anha) once said the Anas bin Malik and Abu Sa'eed Khudree do not know anything

(Tafheel11aat. chapter, l11aslak-e-it'daal.. by Sayyed l11awdoodij

Now letus look into the second person 'Iho is often used to justify attacks against Imam Abu Hanifah Rahmatullah alayh

2) Khatib al Baghdadi:

Before we go further, at this point it can be concluded that whatever has been said against ImamAbuHanifahRahmatullahalayhcannotbeacceptedasthetruth:

1. Khateeb says Imam Abu Hanifah Rahmatullah alayh was from the Murj'iee

2. He says that Imam Abu Hanifah Rahmatullah alayh confirmed that Riba (interest) is halal (Permissible)

3. In Imam Abu Hanifah Rahmatullah alayh Halqas (meetings) there was no salutation

(Salaah/blessings) bestowed on the Prophet (May Allah bless Him and grant Him peace)

3. Imam Abu Hanifah Rahmatullah alayhs and his students were like Christians (As'tagfirullah) (Changing Qur'an and Sunnah like the Christians)

4. Imam Abu Hanifah Rahmatullah alayhs followers said that his knowledge was greater than that of the Prophets [May Allah bless Him and grant Him peacej. ('Astagfirullah')

6. When a Hadith would be presented he would reject and say scrap this 'lith the pig's tale

[Tareekh Baghdad by Khateeb AI-Baghdadi under Nu'maan Bin Thabi tj

[Footnote, Tareekh Baghdad chapter Abu Hanifahhj

Khateeb took this information fromYusafBin Sabat. AbiNassar. Azdi the same book. Khateeb also wrote about these narrators. that:

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Hafidhh Iban AI Qayyim states:

[Aalal11 AI Muwaqqaiy-een Chapter Qiyyas by Hafidhh Ibn AI Qayyi

Il11al11 Ibn Sa'ad says:

[TabaqatIbn Sa'ad volume 6 chapter Kufaj

Hafidhh Ibn TaYl11iyyah writes that:

[Kitab AI !stegatha page 13 by Hafidhh !bnTaymiyyaj

May Allah Soobha Nahu ',Vata'ala accept 'ihat! have written and if! have made any mistakesmayHeforgiveme,Amin