Makana Al Imam Abi Hanifa Fil Hadith Radd On Al Albani
Author: darultahqiq.com
This is a work on the status of the great Imam from the Salaf, Abu
Hanifa Nu'man ibn Thabit of Kufa (80-150 AH), by the late Pakistani
Muhaddith, Abdar Rashid al-Nu'mani. It is not only an academic defence
but also a complete reply to Nasir al-Albani's weakening of the Imam as a
hadith narrator, as well as an examination of the earlier disparagement
by some on the Imam and how valid it really is from a broader
perspective.
One may see the following in English for the status of the Imam in hadith:
http://notesonalimamalazam.wordpress.com/2011/12/05/statusinhadith/
Quote:
Imam Abu Hanifah (80 – 150 H) was from the generation of the Tabi’in
as he was alive during the era of the Sahabah and he saw Anas ibn Malik
(d. 93 H), although it is not authentic that he narrated from him or any
other Sahabi. Imam al-Suyuti mentions in Tabyid al-Sahifah (Mahmud Muhammad Mahmud Hasan Nassar ed. p. 34) that Ibn Hajar al-’Asqalani said, “Ibn Sa’d narrated with a sanad
in which there is no harm that Abu Hanifah saw Anas.” Ibn Hajar goes on
to mention that this distinguishes Abu Hanifah from all the other Imams
of the major towns from his contemporaries like al-Awza’i, Hammad ibn
Zayd, Hammad ibn Salamah, al-Thawri, Malik, Muslim ibn Khalid and
al-Layth ibn Sa’d.
Imam Abu Hanifah’s authority in fiqh is accepted by all from the Ahl
al-Sunnah, both his supporters and his detractors. However, some still
insist on casting doubt on his reliaibility in the narration of hadith.
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