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**Ggskbpbz** · 02-18-2011, 06:56 AM

Its a Jarah in itself.What he heard from Imam Malik is not relevant for u.He being the core narrator of fiqh Hanafi from Imam Abu Hanifa ra,why did not Imam Dhahabi term his hearing from Abu Hanifa ra mentionable here?

Simple - the fact that he is affiliated with the hanafi school, it serves no purpose mentioning something which is obvious. Would it be worth writing that he is hanafi and knows hanafi fiqh well?? Also what imam dhahabi might have intended could be that he is praising imam shaybani on a two fronts, having knowledge of two schools is better than one, and having knowledge about another school and being well versed in it can be nothing more than praise worthy. It would be futile to argue he was strong in Maliki but weak in hanafi but he remained hanafi.

You need to think out of the box, by mentioning he heard from imam Malik makes him more knowledgable because he was aware of the varying views between the two schools.

You also need to understand that if imam shaybani was aware of Maliki fiqh and heard directly from imam Malik and he is deemed reliable and strong by imam dhahabi on having heard from imam malik but why is he istill affiliated with hanafi fiqh??

02-18-2011, 06:56 AM	#8
Ggskbpbz Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 480 Senior Member	Its a Jarah in itself.What he heard from Imam Malik is not relevant for u.He being the core narrator of fiqh Hanafi from Imam Abu Hanifa ra,why did not Imam Dhahabi term his hearing from Abu Hanifa ra mentionable here? Simple - the fact that he is affiliated with the hanafi school, it serves no purpose mentioning something which is obvious. Would it be worth writing that he is hanafi and knows hanafi fiqh well?? Also what imam dhahabi might have intended could be that he is praising imam shaybani on a two fronts, having knowledge of two schools is better than one, and having knowledge about another school and being well versed in it can be nothing more than praise worthy. It would be futile to argue he was strong in Maliki but weak in hanafi but he remained hanafi. You need to think out of the box, by mentioning he heard from imam Malik makes him more knowledgable because he was aware of the varying views between the two schools. You also need to understand that if imam shaybani was aware of Maliki fiqh and heard directly from imam Malik and he is deemed reliable and strong by imam dhahabi on having heard from imam malik but why is he istill affiliated with hanafi fiqh??
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