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#61 [Permalink] Posted on 19th January 2012 08:00

5. Al-Khatib narrates: Ibn al-Fadl reported to us: He said: Ibn Darastuwayh reported to us: He said: Ya'qub narrated to us: He said: Safwan ibn Salih al-Dimashqi narrated to me: He said: 'Umar ibn 'Abd al-Wahid al-Sulami narrated to me: He said: I heard Ibrahim ibn Muhammad al-Fazari narrate to al-Awza'i, he said: "My brother was killed with Ibrahim al-Fatimi [the brother of al-Nafs al-Zakiyyah], so I rode to check his inheritance. I met Abu Hanifah and he said to me: 'From where did you come and where are you heading?' I told him that I came from al-Massisah and I am heading to a brother of mine killed with Ibrahim.' He said: 'If you were killed with your brother, it would have been better for you than the place you have come from!' I said: 'What prevented you from that?' He said: 'Were it not for the possessions and belongings of people that are with me, I would not have delayed [doing] that!'" (Tarikh Baghdad 15:529-30) - Dr. Bashshar 'Awwad Ma'ruf comments: "Its isnad is sahih."

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#62 [Permalink] Posted on 19th January 2012 08:01

6. Hafiz Ibn 'Abd al-Barr narrated with his chain to Ahmad Ibn Abi 'Imran (d. 280, thiqah) from Bishr ibn al-Walid (d. 238, thiqah) from Imam Abu Yusuf: "Al-Mansur's anger with Abu Hanifah, despite his recognition of his excellence, was only because when Ibrahim ibn 'Abd Allah ibn Hasan seceded in Basra, it was mentioned to him that Abu Hanifah and al-A'mash conspired with him in Kufa. Al-Mansur wrote [i.e. forged] two letters on his tongue, one [addressed] to al-A'mash and another to Abu Hanifah from Ibrahim ibn 'Abd Allah ibn Hasan, and he sent them with one he trusted. When the letter reached al-A'mash, he took it from the man and read it, and then he stood up and fed it to a goat while the man watched, so he said to him: 'What do you mean by this?' He said: 'Say to him: You are a man from Banu Hashim, and you are all loved by him, and peace [be on you].' As for Abu Hanifah, he accepted the letter and replied to it. This remained in the heart of Abu Ja'far until he did with him what he did." (al-Intiqa' fi Fada'il al-A'immat al-Thalathat al-Fuqaha, pp. 323-4)

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#63 [Permalink] Posted on 20th January 2012 08:25

The Composure of Imam Abu Hanifah (رحمه الله)

Al-Khatib narrates with his chain to 'Abd al-Razzaq al-San'ani (126 - 211 H), the author of the Musannaf:

"I was in the presence of Abu Hanifah at Masjid al-Khayf when a man asked him about something and he replied to him. Thereupon, a man said: 'Al-Hasan [al-Basri] says such and such.' Abu Hanifah said: 'Al-Hasan erred.' At this, a man whose face was covered with bandages arrived and said: 'You say al-Hasan erred, Oh son of an adulterous?!' Then he left. [Imam Abu Hanifah's] face did not change, nor did it gain colour. Then he said: 'Yes, by Allah, al-Hasan erred, and Ibn Mas'ud was right.'" (Tarikh Baghdad 15:481)

Dr Bashshar 'Awwad Ma'ruf comments: "The chain of this report is sahih."

أخبرني عبد الله بن يحيى السكري، أخبرنا إسماعيل بن محمد الصفار، حدثنا أحمد بن منصور الرمادي، حدثنا عبد الرزاق قال: شهدت أبا حنيفة في مسجد الخيف فسأله رجل عن شئ فأجابه فقال رجل: إن الحسن يقول كذا وكذا. قال أبو حنيفة: أخطأ الحسن، قال فجاء رجل مغطى الوجه قد عصب على وجهه فقال: أنت تقول أخطأ الحسن يا ابن الزانية؟ ثم مضى، فما تغير وجهه ولا تلون، ثم قال: إي والله أخطأ الحسن وأصاب ابن مسعود
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#64 [Permalink] Posted on 23rd January 2012 08:02

Narrations of Imam Abu Hanifah (رحمه الله) from Sharh Mushkil al-Athar

Imam Abu Ja'far al-Tahawi (239 - 321) narrated several hadiths in his masterpiece work, Sharh Mushkil al-Athar, containing Imam Abu Hanifah in its chain. One of them is referenced in an earlier post. I will quote another five below, and another in a later post inshaAllah when discussing Imam al-Nasa'i's narration from Abu Hanifah. All references are based on Shu'ayb al-Arna'ut's excellent edition of the work available for download here. The second and fourth narrations in this list are examples of Imam Abu Hanifah's thuna'iyyat (two-narrator chains).

1. Al-Tahawi narrates: Ibrahim ibn Abi Dawud narrated to us: He said: Muhammad ibn al-Muthanna narrated to us: He said: Ishaq ibn Yusuf al-Azraq narrated to us from Abu Hanifah from 'Alqamah ibn Marthad from Sulayman ibn Buraydah from his father: He said: the Prophet (Allah bless him and grant him peace) said: "The inviter to goodness is like its doer." (no. 1545, vol. 4:204)

The shaykh of Imam al-Tahawi, Ibrahim ibn Abi Dawud, is Ibrahim ibn Sulayman ibn Dawud al-Barallusi al-Suri (d. 270). Al-Tahawi narrated many hadiths from him. Al-Dhahabi described him as a "proficient master" (al-hafiz al-mutqin) and Abu Sa'id 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Ahmad ibn Yunus (d. 347), the biographer of Egyptian narrators and a student of Imam al-Tahawi, said: "He was one of the memorisers, proficient Qur'an-reciters, trustworthy and firm narrators." (Siyar A'lam al-Nubala, al-Arna'ut ed. 12:612-3) The rest of the narrators in the chain are trustworthy hadith transmitters found in all six of the famous collections of hadith.

The narrator from Abu Hanifah, Ishaq ibn Yusuf (117 - 195 H), better known as al-Azraq, was declared thiqah by Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Ibn Ma'in, al-'Ijli, Ibn Sa'd, al-Bazzar and al-Khatib al-Baghdadi (Tahdhib al-Tahdhib 1:257-8). The shaykh of Abu Hanifah in this chain is 'Alqamah ibn Marthad al-Hadrami (d. 126), a Kufan narrator of hadith. Al-Mizzi lists Abu Hanifah amongst those who narrated from him (Tahdhib al-Kamal 20:310).

This hadith was narrated through the same chain by Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal (d. 241) in his Musnad (no. 23027, vol. 38:132, Shu'ayb al-Arna'ut ed.) from al-Azraq who narrated from Abu Hanifah from 'Alqamah.

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#65 [Permalink] Posted on 23rd January 2012 08:03

2. Al-Tahawi narrates: Ahmad ibn Dawud narrated to us: He said: Isma'il ibn Salim narrated to us: He said: Muhammad ibn al-Hasan narrated to us: He said: Abu Hanifah narrated to us: He said: 'Ata' ibn Abi Rabah narrated to us from Abu Hurayrah (Allah be pleased with him): He said: Allah's Messenger (Allah bless him and grant him peace) said: "When the star appears, calamity is lifted from the inhabitants of every land." (no. 2282, vol. 6:53)

The shaykh of Imam al-Tahawi is Ahmad ibn Dawud ibn Musa al-Makki (d. 282), declared thiqah by Ibn Yunus (Misbah al-Arib no. 1593). Isma'il ibn Salim Abu Yahya al-Kufi is a narrator found in the collections of Muslim, Abu Dawud and al-Nasa'i, and was declared thiqah by Ibn Ma'in, Ahmad, Ibn Sa'd and others. Muhammad ibn al-Hasan al-Shaybani (132 - 189 H) is a mujtahid Imam, from the foremost students of Imam Abu Hanifah. Al-Dhahabi said: "[He is] strong in [his narrations from Imam] Malik," 'Ali ibn al-Madini said he is "reliable" (saduq), and al-Daraqutni said: "He does not deserve rejection." (Lisan al-Mizan, Abu Ghuddah ed. 7:60-3) Al-Daraqutni also counted him amongst "the trustworthy masters [of hadith]." (Nasb al-Rayah, Muhammad 'Awwamah ed. 1:409) His transmission of the Muwatta' of Imam Malik which includes approximately a thousand narrations was well-received by the 'ulama which is a strong indication of his strength and credibility in hadith science. The strong criticism of him from some authorities was a result of methodological differences and is of no consequence. 'Ata ibn Abi Rabah (ca. 27 - 115) was the greatest of Imam Abu Hanifah's teachers as he himself mentioned (see here), and he has many narrations found in all six of the famous collections of hadith. One of the scholars said: "'Ata' was black, blind in one-eye, snub-nosed, lame and limp and then he became blind after this, yet he was trustworthy [in transmitting hadith], a jurist and a scholar possessing many hadiths!" (Tahdhib al-Kamal, 20:76) He met 200 companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and he would issue fatwa in the presence of the companions, such that Ibn 'Abbas would say to questioners: "O people of Makkah! Do you gather your questions to me, when Ibn Abi Rabah is amongst you?!" (ibid. 20:77)

(For an elucidation of the meaning of this hadith, see Imam al-Tahawi's commentary that follows after narrating it)

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#66 [Permalink] Posted on 23rd January 2012 08:03

3. Al-Tahawi narrates: Rawh ibn al-Faraj narrated to us: He said: Yusuf ibn 'Adi narrated to us: He said: 'Abd al-Rahim ibn Sulayman al-Razi narrated to us from al-Nu'man ibn Thabit Abi Hanifah from Hammad [ibn Abi Sulayman] from Sa'id ibn Jubayr from Ibn 'Abbas (Allah be pleased with them): He said: "Allah's Messenger (Allah bless him and grant him peace) dispatched the weak of his family in the night from Muzdalifah, and he said to them: 'Do not pelt the jamrah until sunrise.'" (no. 3495, vol. 9:120)

Al-Tahawi's shaykh, Rawh ibn al-Faraj Abu al-Zinba' (d. 282), was a Maliki jurist and also the one who taught Imam al-Tahawi the science of qira'ah according to his transmission from the founder of one of the seven readings, 'Asim ibn Bahdalah. He was thiqah as mentioned by al-'Asqalani in Taqrib al-Tahdhib. Yusuf ibn 'Adi ibn Zurayq (d. 232) is a narrator found in the collections of al-Bukhari and al-Nasa'i, and he was thiqah (Tahrir al-Taqrib no. 7872). The narrator from Abu Hanifah, 'Abd al-Rahim ibn Sulayman al-Kinani (d. 187), is a narrator found in all six collections of hadith, and was declared thiqah by a number of authorities. Hammad ibn Abi Sulayman (d. 120) was the primary teacher of Abu Hanifah in fiqh, and he was a mujtahid Imam, the greatest of the students of Ibrahim al-Nakha'i as he himself expressed. Hammad's narrations are found in all six collections of hadith, although in Sahih al-Bukhari there is only one narration narrated as mu'allaq (i.e. where Imam al-Bukhari does not cite his chain to Hammad). For the scholars' praise of his knowledge and reliability, see Tahdhib al-Kamal (7:269-79).

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#67 [Permalink] Posted on 23rd January 2012 08:03

4. Al-Tahawi narrates: Yazid narrated to us: Abu Qatan narrated to us: Abu Hanifah narrated to us from 'Atiyyah from Abu Sa'id [al-Khudri] from Allah's Messenger (Allah bless him and grant him peace), then he mentioned the equivalent of it [i.e. the words: "Whoever lies upon me deliberately, let him take his seat in the Fire."] (no. 401, vol. 1:361)

The shaykh of al-Tahawi, Yazid ibn Sinan ibn Yazid al-Qazzaz (178 - 264), is also one of the shaykhs of al-Nasa'i in his Sunan. (Imam al-Tahawi in fact shares some shuyukh with all the collectors of the six books of hadith besides al-Bukhari.) He was declared thiqah by al-Nasa'i, Ibn Yunus and Ibn Abi Hatim (Tahdhib al-Kamal 32:152-5). The narrator from Imam Abu Hanifah Abu Qatan 'Amr ibn al-Haytham (121 - 198) is a narrator found in all six of the famous collections of hadith besides Sahih al-Bukhari, and was declared thiqah by al-Shafi'i, Yahya ibn Ma'in, 'Ali ibn al-Madini (Tahdhib al-Kamal 22:280-5). The shaykh of Imam Abu Hanifah is 'Atiyyah ibn Sa'id ibn Junadah al-'Awfi (d. 111), a narrator found in the collections of Abu Dawud, al-Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah, and also in al-Bukhari's al-Adab al-Mufrad. It was reported from Yahya ibn Ma'in that he said he is "acceptable" (salih) and "there is no harm in him," and Ibn Sa'd said "he is thiqah if Allah wills," although it is also reported from Ibn Ma'in that he considered him weak and this was reported from a number of other authorities also (Tahdhib al-Kamal 20:145-9). The text of the hadith itself, however, is of unquestionable authority, and is probably the most authentic hadith in existence.

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#68 [Permalink] Posted on 23rd January 2012 08:04

5. Al-Tahawi narrates: Ahmad ibn Dawud narrated to us: He said: Isma'il ibn Salim al-Sa'igh narrated to us : He said: Abu Mu'awiyah narrated to us: al-Nu'man ibn Thabit reported to me from 'Alqamah ibn Marthad from Ibn Buraydah from his father: He said: "Ma'iz al-Aslami came to Allah's Messenger (Allah bless him and grant him peace) while he was seated and confessed [that he committed] adultery. He rejected his [confession] four times, and then he ordered his stoning. Thereupon, they stood him up in a place with few stones. When stones struck him, he began to worry, so he came out running until he reached al-Harrah wherein he was stopped by them and they pelted him with its stones until he became silent. Later, they said: 'O Messenger of Allah! When stones struck Ma'iz he became worried and ran.' He said: 'Why did you not let him go?!'" (no. 432 vol. 1:379-80)

The chain is the same as the second narration mentioned above, except for the narrator from Abu Hanifah, Abu Mu'awiyah Muhammad ibn Khazim (113 - 195), whose narrations are found in all six collections of hadith, and he was declared thiqah by the major authorities of narrator-criticism. This hadith is well-known and is found with different chains of transmission in many books of hadith.

http://notesonalimamalazam.wordpress.com/2011/12/26/narrations-of-imam-abu-hanifah-from-sharh-mushkil-al-athar/

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#69 [Permalink] Posted on 25th January 2012 07:49

Narrations of Imam Abu Hanifah رحمه الله from the Musannaf of Ibn Abi Shaybah رحمه الله

Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah has over forty reports in his renowned al-Musannaf with Abu Hanifah in their chains. There is always only one narrator between him and Abu Hanifah, and these single intermediaries give us an excellent insight into those who would narrate hadiths from Abu Hanifah. The number and calibre of hadith scholars who narrate from a shaykh after hearing from him is an indication of the shaykh's rank and reliability. As Shaykh Muhammad 'Awwamah said, Ibn Abi Shaybah narrated from Abu Hanifah "through the medium of 12 of his most eminent shuyukh." (al-Musannaf li Bni Abi Shaybah, Muhammad 'Awwamah ed. 20:6)

Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah (159-235 H), the name with which he is better known, is 'Abd Allah ibn Muhammad ibn Ibrahim. He was a contemporary of Imams Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Yahya ibn Ma'in, Ishaq ibn Rahwayh and 'Ali ibn al-Madini. His narrations are found in all six of the famous collections of hadith besides the collection of Imam al-Tirmidhi. Abu Hatim, Ibn Khirash and al-'Ijli said: "[He was] trustworthy," and al-'Ijli added: "He was hafiz of hadith." 'Amr ibn 'Ali said: "I have not seen [anyone who] had memorised more than Ibn Abi Shaybah." Abu 'Ubayd al-Qasim ibn Sallam said: "[Knowledge of] hadith culminates at four: Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah, Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Yahya ibn Ma'in and 'Ali ibn al-Madini. Abu Bakr was the most retentive of them, Ahmad the most understanding of them, Yahya the most prolific of them and 'Ali the most learned of them." Ibn Hibban said: "He was a proficient and trustworthy master [of hadith], of those who wrote and collected and compiled, and he was the most retentive from the people of his time." (Tahdhib al-Kamal, Bashshar 'Awwad ed. 16:34-42) His work al-Musannaf is one of the largest collection of narrations including marfu', mawquf and maqtu' reports.

Based on Muhammad 'Awwamah's edition, I will list those who narrated from Imam Abu Hanifah and those who he narrated from according to the reports found in al-Musannaf, with reference to the hadith numbers in parentheses where those narrations can be found in the book:

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#70 [Permalink] Posted on 25th January 2012 07:49

Narrators from Abu Hanifah:

1. Ja'far ibn 'Awn (no. 1710)

His full name is Ja'far ibn 'Awn ibn Ja'far ibn 'Amr ibn Hurayth al-Makhzumi al-Kufi (120 - 206), and he is a narrator found in all six of the famous collections of hadith. His great grandfather, 'Amr ibn Hurayth (d. 85) was from the young Sahabah, and is also a narrator found in the six collections. Ahmad ibn Hanbal said: "[He was] a pious man, there is no harm in his [narrations]," and Ahmad would recommend those who visit Kufa to take from Ja'far. Yahya ibn Ma'in, al-'Ijli, Ibn Shahin, Ibn Qani', al-Dhahabi and others said he is "trustworthy" (thiqah). Ibn Sa'd said: "He was trustworthy, with many hadiths." (Tahdhib al-Kamal, Bashshar 'Awwad Ma'ruf ed. 5:70-3)

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#71 [Permalink] Posted on 25th January 2012 07:50

2. Yazid ibn Harun (no. 5400)

Yazid ibn Harun Abu Khalid al-Wasiti (118 - 206) is also a narrator found in all six collections. Ahmad ibn Hanbal said: "He was a proficient master of hadith." Yahya ibn Ma'in, 'Ali ibn al-Madini, Abu Hatim, Ibn Sa'd and others all said he is trustworthy. Ibn al-Madini said: "I have never seen a man who had memorised more than Yazid ibn Harun." Yazid ibn Harun said about himself: "I memorised 24,000 hadiths with their chains, and this is no boast!" Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah said: "I have not seen [anybody] with a more accurate memory than Yazid ibn Harun." Al-'Ijli said: "He was trustworthy and firm in hadith; and he was pious, with extremely wonderful Salah." Ahmad ibn Sinan said: "I have not seen a scholar with more beautiful Salah than Yazid ibn Harun. He would stand as though a pillar praying from Zuhr to 'Asr, and from Maghrib to 'Isha', he would not tire from Salah in the day and night." Al-Mizzi states: "His excellences and virtues are very many." (ibid. 32:261-70)

In earlier posts, I quoted Yazid's praise of Abu Hanifah:

He said: "I comprehended the people and I have not seen anyone more intelligent, nor more virtuous, nor more scrupulous than Abu Hanifah!" (Tarikh Baghdad 15:498) Dr. Bashshar 'Awwad Ma'ruf comments, "Its isnad is sahih." Al-Hasan ibn 'Ali reported: I heard Yazid ibn Harun when a man asked him, "O Abu Khalid! Who is the best in fiqh from those you have seen?" say, "Abu Hanifah." (Tarikh Baghdad 15:468) Dr. Bashshar 'Awwad Ma'ruf comments, "Its isnad is hasan." The weight of such praise from Yazid ibn Harun of Imam Abu Hanifah can be gauged from this brief account of his qualities

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#72 [Permalink] Posted on 25th January 2012 07:50

3. Waki' (no. 6147, 6222, 9580, 10125, 15124, 16941, 17599, 18841, 21925, 25743, 27713, 29599/33443)

Waki' ibn al-Jarrah al-Kufi (129 - 196) is also a narrator found in the six collections of hadith. Ahmad ibn Hanbal said: "I have not seen a greater container of knowledge than Waki', nor [one who] memorised more than Waki'." He also said: "I have never seen a man like Waki' in knowledge, memory, chain and chapters, along with humility and scrupulousness." He also said: "Waki' was the Imam of Muslims in his time." Yahya ibn Ma'in said: "I haven't seen anyone with a greater memory than Waki'." Ibn 'Ammar said: "There was no one in Kufa in the time of Waki' greater in fiqh and more knowledgeable of hadith than him. Waki' was a luminary." 'Abd al-Razzaq al-San'ani who was a contemporary of Waki' said: "I saw al-Thawri, Ibn 'Uyaynah, Ma'mar, Malik, and I saw and I saw, and my eyes have never seen the like of Waki'." 'Ali ibn Khashram asked Waki' the method of acquiring such a proficient memory, and he said: "Abandoning sins, I have not experienced [anything] equal to it in [perfecting] memory." Yahya ibn Aktham said: "I accompanied Waki' in journey and residence, and he would fast continuously and complete the Qur'an every night." Waki''s son narrates: "My father would pray the entire night, and there did not remain in our house anybody except he would pray [in the night], and even our black slave girl would pray." Al-'Ijli said: "[He was] Kufan, trustworthy, a worshipper, pious, eloquent, from the memorisers of hadith, and he would issue fatwa." (Tahdhib al-Kamal 30:462-84)

As shown in an earlier post, Waki' would issue fatwa according to the opinions of Imam Abu Hanifah. Al-Mizzi also quotes this from Yahya ibn Ma'in in Tahdhib al-Kamal (30:474-5). Some of the fatwas Waki' reported from Abu Hanifah are recorded in the Musannaf; see numbers 10713 and 32152. The hadith narrations of Waki' in the Musannaf include a number of reports reaching the Sahabah.

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#73 [Permalink] Posted on 25th January 2012 07:50

4. 'Isa ibn Yunus (no. 5876, 29099)

'Isa ibn Yunus al-Kufi (d. 187) is also a narrator found in the six collections of hadith. He was the grandson of the famous narrator from the Tabi'in, Abu Ishaq al-Sabi'i (d. 127), who he saw. He was the brother of the famous narrator Isra'il ibn Yunus (100 - 160). Ahmad ibn Hanbal, 'Ali ibn al-Madini, Abu Hatim, al-Nasa'i and others said he is trustworthy. Abu Zur'ah said he was a "master [of hadith]" (hafiz). (Tahdhib al-Kamal 23:62-76)

Number 29099 is a narration from Imam Abu Hanifah that reaches 'Umar ibn al-Khattab.

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#74 [Permalink] Posted on 25th January 2012 07:51

5. Hafs ibn Ghiyath (no. 5881, 17775, 21106, 24313)

Abu 'Umar Hafs ibn Ghiyath al-Kufi (117 - 194), a narrator found in all six collections of hadith, was the Qadi of Kufa for thirteen years under Harun al-Rashid, and he was Qadi of Baghdad for two years. Yet, when he died, he did not leave behind any wealth. Yahya ibn Ma'in, al-Nasa'i, Ibn Sa'd and others said he is trustworthy. Al-'Ijli said: "[He was] trustworthy, reliable, a jurist. Waki' was often asked about something, and he would say: 'Go to our Qadi and ask him.'" Yahya ibn Sa'id al-Qattan said: "The most trustworthy of the companions of al-A'mash is Hafs ibn Ghiyath." (Tahdhib al-Kamal 7:56-70)

Waki' ibn al-Jarrah listed Hafs amongst the companions of Imam Abu Hanifah as mentioned here. This is also recognised in the books of later non-Hanafi authorities, as for example, Imam al-Nawawi refers to him as "Hafs ibn Ghiyath al-Hanafi" in his work on Usul al-Hadith called al-Taqrib of which al-Suyuti's Tadrib al-Rawi is a commentary (Tadrib al-Rawi, Muhammad Ayman al-Shabrawi ed., p. 374). The narrations recorded in the Musannaf are all Hafs's narrations from Abu Hanifah from Hammad ibn Abi Sulayman, either from Hammad's own opinion or narrating from Ibrahim al-Nakha'i or Sa'id ibn Jubayr.

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#75 [Permalink] Posted on 25th January 2012 07:51

6. 'Abd Allah ibn Numayr (no. 9434, 9437, 12388, 12401, 12602, 18685, 27562)

'Abd Allah ibn Numayr al-Hamdani al-Kufi (115 - 199) is also a narrator found in all six collections of hadith. He was declared thiqah by Yahya ibn Ma'in, Ibn Sa'd, al-Daraqutni and others. Al-'Ijli said: "Trustworthy, sound in hadith, a champion of the Sunnah." (Tahdhib al-Kamal 16:225-9).

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