An extensive and thorough collection of authentic narrations on various aspects of the Great Imam of the Salaf, Imam Abu Hanifah Nu’man ibn Thabit, with brief commentary and critical analyses of the chains of narration (isnad).
1. The Salaf’s Acceptance of Imam Abu Hanifah’s Rank and Knowledge
- Statements of the Salaf on the Knowledge of Imam Abu Hanifah
- Sufyan al-Thawri’s Respect for Imam Abu Hanifah
- ‘Abd Allah ibn al-Mubarak’s Respect for Imam Abu Hanifah
- Sufyan ibn ‘Uyaynah’s Respect for Imam Abu Hanifah
2. Imam Abu Hanifah’s Rank in Hadith
- The Status of Imam Abu Hanifah as a Narrator of Hadith
- An Example of a Hadith Transmission from Imam Abu Hanifah
- Narrations of Imam Abu Hanifah from Sharh Mushkil al-Athar
- Narrations of Imam Abu Hanifah from the Musannaf of Ibn Abi Shaybah
- The Scholarly Acceptance of Imam Abu Hanifah’s Pronouncements on al-Jarh wa al-Ta’dil
3. The Testimony of the Salaf on Imam Abu Hanifah’s Excellence in Fiqh
- Abu Hanifah, the Greatest Faqih
- The Methodology of Imam Abu Hanifah in Fiqh
- Adherence to the Opinions of Imam Abu Hanifah and their Prevalence amongst the Salaf
4. Examples of the Teachers and Disciples of Imam Abu Hanifah
- Examples of the Eminent Disciples of Imam Abu Hanifah from the Salaf
- Imam Abu Hanifah’s Description of his Close Attachment to Hammad ibn Abi Sulayman
- Imam Abu Yusuf’s Supplication for Imam Abu Hanifah after the Obligatory Salah
5. Narrations on the Piety and Character of Imam Abu Hanifah
- Narrations on the Piety of Imam Abu Hanifah
- Imam Abu Hanifah’s Refusal of Judgeship and his Political Activism
- The Composure of Imam Abu Hanifah
- The Generosity of Imam Abu Hanifah
- The Kindness of Imam Abu Hanifah to His Mother
- The Soft Heart of Imam Abu Hanifah
- Golden Advice of Imam Abu Hanifah for Ramadan