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Sidi Suleiman,

If the Hadawi school can be proven to be based on sound Usul, using sound proofs, then it would be worthy of following by definition. I am not saying that it is, but it's obviously a lot more firmly rooted in sound knowledge than the methodology of the Ithna ´Ashariyyah.

I know the comparison with Imam Abu Hanifa (ra) may seem far-fetched to some, but harsh words were used for him too. This includes Bukhari and Muslim, but sure, even they were human and had the possibility of being wrong, or even biased at times(?). Obviously there has been more Sunni Muhaddithin strengthening Abu Hanifa than Abu Khalid, I was just making a point.

Did anyone accept the aborgation of Mash fil Khuffayn from amongst the Sunnis? I cannot recall anyone at the moment, but it is definitely worth looking up. It is substantiated with a narration from Sayyidina ´Ali (radiya'Llahu ´anhu), which is found in the Musannaf of Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah with an authentic sanad: حدثنا حاتم بن إسماعيل عن جعفر عن أبيه قال قال علي سبق الكتاب الخفين

The Musannaf of Ibn Abi Shaybah and that of ´Abd al-Razzaq contain quite a bit of narrations from Ahl al-Bayt, Imam al-Sadiq (radiya'Llahu ´anhu) in particular.

Who authored the Fiqh al-Aal? I cannot recall who authored it, but it is one of the students of Habib ´Umar. I have not had the opportunity to read it, I was informed of it by a friend in Tarim.

wassalam