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**Aaron757** · 12-27-2011, 05:28 AM

Yes, in'sha Allah, I'll be translating it in parts. It was an interesting read, so I thought I would share it with those who aren't familiar with Urdu

Here's the next part:
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What is Ikhtilaf?
It’s obvious that we used to ask out teacher what the difference was between him and Ahlus Sunnah. So our teacher would say, “My son, we both believe in the Kalima of Nabi (Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam). Both groups agree on this. But we also say, to follow the one whose Kalima you recite. But, no! They say that we will recite the kalima of Nabi (Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam) but we will follow Imam Abu Hanifa (Rahmatullahi Alaih).” Then we would ask, “Ustadji, since Imam Abu Hanifa (Rahmatullahi Alaih) was a Muslim scholar, then most definitely, he must have been helping other Muslims understand the sayings of the Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam) because there’s no way that a scholar would oppose the sayings of the Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam) on purpose.” So our teacher would reply, “Imam Abu Hanifa (Rahmatullahi Alaih) was a very pious person however, during his time, all of the hadiths were not gathered. And that is why Imam Abu Hanifa (Rahmatullahi Alaih) established many rulings using Qiyas (analogy), but he also emphasized others to leave any of his rulings which are against the hadith. But these Hanafis are very stubborn.” At this time, we did not have enough awareness to ask our teacher about what was the reason that the Ummah needed to collect Fiqh first, and collect Hadith later? The authors of Sahih Sitta definitely came after the four Imams, however none of them established any chapters in their books in refutation of Hanafi, nor Shafi Fiqh.

12-27-2011, 05:28 AM	#3
Aaron757 Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 422 Senior Member	Yes, in'sha Allah, I'll be translating it in parts. It was an interesting read, so I thought I would share it with those who aren't familiar with Urdu Here's the next part: _________________ What is Ikhtilaf? It’s obvious that we used to ask out teacher what the difference was between him and Ahlus Sunnah. So our teacher would say, “My son, we both believe in the Kalima of Nabi (Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam). Both groups agree on this. But we also say, to follow the one whose Kalima you recite. But, no! They say that we will recite the kalima of Nabi (Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam) but we will follow Imam Abu Hanifa (Rahmatullahi Alaih).” Then we would ask, “Ustadji, since Imam Abu Hanifa (Rahmatullahi Alaih) was a Muslim scholar, then most definitely, he must have been helping other Muslims understand the sayings of the Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam) because there’s no way that a scholar would oppose the sayings of the Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam) on purpose.” So our teacher would reply, “Imam Abu Hanifa (Rahmatullahi Alaih) was a very pious person however, during his time, all of the hadiths were not gathered. And that is why Imam Abu Hanifa (Rahmatullahi Alaih) established many rulings using Qiyas (analogy), but he also emphasized others to leave any of his rulings which are against the hadith. But these Hanafis are very stubborn.” At this time, we did not have enough awareness to ask our teacher about what was the reason that the Ummah needed to collect Fiqh first, and collect Hadith later? The authors of Sahih Sitta definitely came after the four Imams, however none of them established any chapters in their books in refutation of Hanafi, nor Shafi Fiqh.
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