Comments on: A Review of 'Abu Hanifah: His Life, Legal Method & Legacy'

By: SSB

SSB — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 18:49:58 +0000

“he pointed out the essential crisis of scholarship that exists; and one sensed a sentiment of pathos when he mentioned how the Hanafis never had a late jurist who reviewed the school ”

What crisis? He needs to be specific as to where is the crisis and what aspects of the school need to be reviewed. Making such blanket statements does no one any good. Will be changes in Ibadaath (such as prayer and zakah)? The beauty of the Hanafi school is that the early scholars thoroughly discussed even hypotheticals which meant minimal ijtihad was needed by the mutakhareen; which was not the case in the Shafi’.

By: Young Sheikh Mujahid

Young Sheikh Mujahid — Mon, 23 May 2011 14:14:54 +0000

Mashallah great review. People have to realize the depth of the hanafi school with its approach to the usul. People usually downplay its “lack” of hadith usage, but what about the Musnad of Abu Hanifa, the zahir riwaya, which were 6 six hadith books that were compiled by Muhammad Ash-Shaybani, the Muwatta of Imam Muhammad, Athar As-Sunan by Imam Nemawi, Ma’ani Athar by Imam At-Tahawi. All this not to mention the massive 21 volume I’la As-Sunan compiled by Zafar Ahmad Uthmani.

By: waleed ahmed

waleed ahmed — Mon, 23 May 2011 00:11:31 +0000

Jazakallah for the review. Works like these are much needed in the west where the Hanafi school is little understood and its scholarship surprisingly lags behind the other three schools.

By: Akh

Akh — Sun, 22 May 2011 09:56:53 +0000

mumtaz

jazaakumullaahu khayran