the four Imams & Status of Imam Abu Hanifah” I treid to summarize issues on of following the four sects (Fiqh) of Islam and replied to the objections raised by the

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ii © All rights reserved Following (Taqleed) the four Imams & Status of Imam Abu Hanifah By Dr. Muhammad Najeeb Qasmi Edited by: Adnan Mahmood Usmani Researcher , King Saud University , Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Website http://www.najeebqasmi.com/ Facebook M Najeeb Qasmi YouTube Najeeb Qasmi Email najeebqasmi@gmail.com WhatsApp +966508237446 First Urdu Edition: May 201 5 First English Edition: March 201 6 Published by: Freed om Fighter Maulana Ismail Sambhali Welfare Society, Deepa Sarai, Sambhal, UP, India Address for Gratis Distribution: Dr. Muhammad Mujeeb, Deepa Sarai, P.O. Sambhal , UP (Pin Code 2044302) India

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iii Contents PREFACE .. .. .. . V FOREWARD .. .. .. VII REFLECTIONS .. .. . IX REFLECTIONS .. .. . XI REFLECTIONS .. .. .. XIII 1. FOLLOWING ANY OF THE FOUR IMAMS IS NO THING BUT FOLLOWING H .. .. .. 1 U NDERSTANDING T AQLID .. .. 6 Taqlid Shakh i .. .. . 6 Taqlid Ghayr Shakhsi .. .. .. 7 T HE REALITY OF T AQLID AND THE PURPOS E BEHIND IT .. 11 W HY I S IT NECESSARY TO PE RFORM I JTIHAD OR DO T AQLID ? .. 13 T AQLID DURING THE TIM E OF THE C OMPANIONS AND THE S UCCESSORS .. 15 F OLLOWING THE FOUR I MAMS .. .. . 17 C ONFINEMENT WITHIN TH E FOUR SCHOOLS OF F IQH IS A D IVINE BLESSING . 20 O BLIGATION OF FOLLOWI NG A PARTICULAR I MAM .. . 21 T AQLID AND THE M U ADDITHIN .. .. . 21 Imam al – Bukhari .. .. . 22 Imam Muslim .. .. .. 22 Imam Abu Dawu .. .. . 22 Imam al – Tirmidhi .. .. 23 Ibn Majah and al – Darimi .. .. 23 Al – .. .. . 23 Imam Abu Yusuf .. .. . 24 Imam Mu ammad ibn asan al – Shaybani .. .. 24 T AQLID OF I MAM A BU ANIFAH AND THE SPREA D OF HIS SCHOOL OF F IQH 25 T HE BEGINNING OF ANTI – TAQLID TREND IN THE SUBCONTINENT . 27 O BJECTIONS RAISED BY THE G HAYR M UQALLIDIN CONCERNING T AQLID OF THE I MAMS .. .. .. 27 F irst Objection .. .. . 28 Second objection .. .. 30 Third objection .. .. 30

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iv Fourth Objection .. .. . 31 Fifth objection .. .. . 32 Sixth objection .. .. . 33 Seventh objection .. .. .. 34 Eighth objection .. .. . 35 E LIMINATION OF A DOUB T .. .. 36 2. IMAM ABU HANIFA: HIS STATUS IN FIQH & HADITH .. 40 B RIEF S KETCH OF I MAM A BU H ANIFA ‘ S L IFE .. 40 P ROPHET M UHAMMA D ‘ S (PBUH) P ROPHECY ABOUT I MAM A BU H ANIFA : 41 I MAM A BU H ANIFA ‘ S S TATUS AS A T ABI EE .. . 42 A HADITH WHICH I MAM A BU H ANIFA REPORTED DIREC TLY FROM C OMPANIONS : .. 43 K UFA – T HE C ENTRE OF S CHOLARS OF F IQH AND H ADITH .. . 43 C OMPOSITION OF A HADITH IN C ALIPHATE OF U MAR BIN A BDUL A ZIZ AND I MAM A BU H ANIFA .. .. .. .. 45 I SLAMIC R EGIME FROM 80 A.H TO 150 A.H & I MAM A BU H ANIFA 46 I MAM A BU H ANIFA AND S CIENCE OF H ADITH .. . 47 T HE F AMOUS B OOKS OF A HADITH AND I MAM A BU H ANIFA .. 48 T EACH ERS OF I MAM A BU H ANIFA .. .. .. 49 S TUDENTS OF I MAM A BU H ANIFA .. .. .. 49 T HE C OLLECTION OF F IQH .. .. . 49 T HE O PINIONS OF I SLAMIC S CHOLARS ABOUT I MAM A BU H ANIFA 51 N .. .. 54

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v Prophet Muhammad ( PBUH ) came with a universal message. His message was not restricted to a certain tribe or a nation. It was not meant for a limited period either. Rather the message he was shouldered with was general and timeless. After the departure of the Prophet Muham mad ( PBUH ) from this world, entire Muslim Ummah, in general, and Ulama, in particular, were entrusted with the noble responsibility of preserving that eternal message of the Prophet Muhammad ( PBUH ) and passing it on to the subsequent generations. So the in of different eras have served Islam using the best available resources at their times. Modern technologies such as websites, WhatsApp, Facebook, YouTube and mobile apps are being used currently for sharing Islamic messages and spreading teachings of Prophet Muhammad ( PBUH ). But it needs to be accelerated to maximize the advantages of these technologies. Some of my sincere friends extended their technical and financial support to me so that I may als o take my part in service of Islam by using modern technologies. Our team launched our website ( www.najeebqasmi.com ) in 2013 and two mobile applications ( Deen – e – Islam and Hajj – e – Mabroor ) in 3 languages in 2015. 18 Ulamas of India and Pakistan and different Islamic institu tions have given their reviews about these two apps appreciating the glorious efforts made by me and my team in bringing out such Islamic apps. While preparing these apps, my articles (around 200) were translated into English and Hindi languages. They wer e edited

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vii In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, Most Merciful Praise be to Allah, Pe ace and blessings of Allah be upon His Messenger, Muhammad, and all his family and companions. We are living in an age of tremendous cataclysm and uncertainty. People everywhere are groping anxiously for something that can save humanity, which has lost it s way and is on the brink of unprecedented disaster. It is also true to say that we live in an era of the ultimate material civilization and progress, but in terms of values and morals, mankind appears to be diminishing day by day. Islam claims to provide answers and solutions, ones which are compatible with reason, logic, and the realities of the human life, In Islam, there are no obscure or mysterious things that we have only to believe without being allowed to ask about them . It is the Qur an, Hadith and Sunnah which provide answers in convincing, conclusive and incomparable style. Dr Najeeb Qasmi wrote many articles on contemporary issues and tried to guide humanity to the right path. But all his articles were limited to Urdu language and it was required to translate his work into English to convey the teachings of Islam to a broader horizon. The task of translating and editing into English at individual articles level and then compiling them into 1 4 volumes was an arduous one but with the blessing of Alm ighty Allah, I was able to accomplish this task within the specific time and I am thankful to my family for all their cooperation. Without their kind support it would not have been possible to complete it in time. May Allah accept our efforts to spread the message of Islam and guide us all to the right path. Adnan Mahmood Usmani Consulting Editor Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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Reflections & Testimonials ix Maulana Mohammad Najeeb Qasmi, current resident of Saudi Arabia, made a great accomplishment of conveying Islamic information to the believers by using modern technologies. It, in fact, serves a good example for those who are working in the religious field. His articles dealing with diverse Islamic sub jects have been regularly published in Saudi Arabia based through his Mobile applications and website which he launched to spread message of Islam to a larger group of humanity. Recently, he got all his imp ortant articles translated into English and Hindi languages which are going to be launched in the form of electronic books. I hope these collections will be published in future in print edition as well. May Allah bless Maulana Qasmi with more barakah in h is knowledge and grant acceptance to his works. Abul Qasim Nomani Mohtamim of Darul Uloom Deoband 03 – 06 – 1437 = 13 – 03 – 2016

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