do it twice so that your Iman will be complete." Tarikh Baghdad Volume 13 page 338
In Tarikh Baghdad we read: "Abu Isaac al Firowzi states that he was a student of Abu Hanifa I posed a question he answered, but I countered this with a Hadith, he said that you should rub this Hadith with a pigs tail". Tarikh Baghdad Volume 13 page 387 Further on we read: "Yusuf bi Asbaat states Abu Hanifa rejected 400 Prophetic traditions" Tarikh Baghdad Volume 13 page 390 On the same page we read that: "When the Prophet would proceed on a trip he would make a lottery of his wives names, the wife whose name came out would accompany him on the journey and Imam Abu Hanifa writes that Kurra is a form of gambling"
In Tarikh Baghdad the author collates the verdicts of Abu Hanifa's contemporaries: In the eyes of Muhammad bin Musalama: "Someone asked Muhammad bin Musalama other than Madina, Abu Hanifa's Fatwas are everywhere, why is that? He said that Madina is protected by a dua of the Prophet that Dajjal and the plague don't enter it, and Abu Hanifa is a Dajjal from one Dajjal". Tarikh Baghdad Volume 13 page 395 In the eyes of Numan Abdul Rahman bin Mahdhi: "After Fitnah Dajjal the next Fitnah is Abu Hanifa's" Tarikh Baghdad Volume 13 page 396 In the eyes of Numan Shareek bin Abdullah: "It is better to have a wine seller than to have a companion of Abu Hanifa in your community" In the eyes of Uzay: "Numan weakened Islam page by page" In the eyes of Sufyan Suhri "No-one has harmed Islam more than Abu Hanifa". In the eyes of Numan ibne Aun "The most disgraceful person born for Islam is Abu Hanifa" In the eyes of Numan Sufyan Suhri: "Abu Hanifa was misguided and misguided others" Tarikh Baghdad Volume 13 page 310 In the eyes of Yazid bin Harun "The companions of Abu Hanifa closely resemble the Christians" Tarikh Baghdad Volume 13 page 310 In the eyes Lughmaan Abu Bakr bin Ayaash: "Abu Hanifas grandson Ismail bin Jamaad narrates that Lughmaan said 'How many Haram women did your grandfather declare halaal [to marry i.e. those relations you can't marry]?" In the eyes Lughman Asuud bin Saalim: "Once I began to take about Abu Hanifa in front of Asuud he said how can you talk about him in a Mosque after that he never spoke to me until his death". In the eyes of Numan bin Umar bin Qays: "Whoever wants to learn the truth should enter Kufa, learn about Abu Hanifa's Fatwas and then oppose him". Tarikh Baghdad Volume 13 page 307 In the eyes of Yazid bin Malik: "Numan declared fornication and interest Halaal" In the eyes of Ibn Abi Sheba: "Numan was mentioned in front of him, he replied I consider him a Jew" Tarikh Baghdad Volume 13 page 413
This is very interesting; the Deobandis allege that the Shi'as follow the teachings of a Jew called Abdullah bin Saba, whilst they adhere to the Madhab of an Imam considered as a Jew. We have analysed Sunni texts and honestly presented the verdicts of Ahl'ul Sunnah against their beloved Imam it's down to objective readers to decide.
In Tarikh Baghdad we learn that: "Yusuf bin Asbad said if the Prophet met me he would embrace my Fatwas" Tarikh Baghdad Volume 13 page 387 Baghdad also records that: "Imam Abu Hanifa said If you bury a dead body and his heirs need money it is permissible for them to open the grave and sell the shroud" Tarikh Baghdad Volume 13 page 394 On the same page "Sufyan bin Ayanaa states Abu Hanifa was a person who was the greatest opponent of Allah (swt)". Deobandis look at the Fatwas of your dear Imam and the Fatwas against him. Look at your Imam first rather than focussing your attacks on the Shi'a.
In Tarikh Baghdad we read: "Abu Masar states that the Ahl'ul Sunnah Imam from Damascus would curse Abu Hanifa on the pulpit". Tarikh Baghdad Volume 13 page 412
In Tarikh Baghdad we read: "Ibne Mubarak narrates that when I attended Sufyan Suhri's gathering we would learn Quran, Hadith, I cannot recall ever hearing them saying Salaams on the Prophet.Ibne Mubarak stated that I have rejected all that I learnt from Abu Hanifa and have asked for forgiveness from Allah (swt)". Tarikh Baghdad Volume 13 page 404
In Tarikh Baghdad we read as follows: "Someone asked Abdullah ibne Mubarak was Numan a Mujtahid he replied he was not a Mujtahid" Tarikh Baghdad Volume 13 page 406 With regards to "Al Hayl" written by Imam Abu Hanifa, Tarikh Baghdad informs us: "His student Mubarak states whoever reads al Hayl will deem haraam things halaal and vice versawhoever gives a Fatwa from this book will nullify his marriage. Ibne Mubarak's servant stated that al Hayl author is Shaytan and he himself stated that the writer was worse than the Devil." Tarikh Baghdad Volume 13 page 403
Again in Tarikh Baghdad we are told: "Muhammad bin Jawad says he saw Rasul in a dream and asked whether he could follow Abu Hanifa the Prophet replied No, no, no". Tarikh Baghdad Volume 13 page 403
In Tarikh Baghdad: "Muhammad bin Amir Tayr states that in Damascus he saw in a dream a scholar was dragging a man by his shirt, 'This man has destroyed the Deen of Muhammad - I asked and was told that Abu Hanifa was holding Abu Bakr by his collar" Tarikh Baghdad Volume 13 page 413 The Scholars of Hadith have also condemned Imam Abu Hanifa, including al-Bukhari.
In Risala Tarjee Madhab ai Shafee Imam Ahl'ul Sunnah Allamah Fakhraddin Radhi quoting "Asthaghsai al Ahfhaam": "Ismail al-Bukhari in his Tarikh al Kabeer, Chapter al Meem has mentioned Muhammad bin Idiries Shaafi that died in 204 Hijri, Bukhari was aware that he narrated many Hadith despite this Bukhari did not classify him as a weak narrator, if Shaafi was weak he would have mentioned him in the same way he classified Abu Hanifa as weak before the people". Risala Tarjee Madhab ai Shafee by Allamah Fakhraddin Radhi page 132 So al-Bukhari deems the Imam of the Deobandis as weak.
In Tarikh al Baghdad page 421 Volume 13: "Imam of Ahl'ul Sunnah Muslim bin Hajaaj said Numan bin Thabit never narrated any important Hadith" Tarikh Baghdad Volume 13 page 421 Bukhari and Muslim are your popes / authentic Imams and considered your great Imam as worthless. Whilst these Shaykhs considered your Imam weak and took no hadith from him, they considered Rafidi who you consider kaffir, Shi'a (who did not adhere to the ways of Abu Bakr, Umar and cursed Mu'awiya) as reliable and subsequently took hadith from them166. Imam Bukhari in Tarikh Saghir whilst narrating Numan's death quotes the sheer pleasure expressed by Sufyaan al-Thawri. The six Imams of Sihah Sittah did not adhere to the teachings of your Imam. It is indeed sad that you quote Fatwas on Shi'as and have failed to notify the takfir issued against your own Imam! By way of example we will cite the name Abd ar-Razzaq as-Sanani who was a famous scholar of hadeeth who lived in Yemen. He died in 211 hijrah. Adh-Dhahabi called him 'one of the most trusted traditionists among all scholars'. [Adh-Dhahabi, Meezan al-itidal, volume 2, page 609] When Ahmad bin Hanbal was asked whether he knew of any hadeeth reported by one better than Abd ar-Razzaq , his answer was negative. [Adh-Dhahabi, Meezan al-itidal, volume 2, page 614] The importance of Abd ar-Razzaq can be gleaned from the fact that all the six books of Sihaah narrate traditions from him with Bukhari and Muslim narrating over 500 traditions and Ahmad bin Hanbal's Musnad containing well over 1,500 traditions. Hadith were taken from him despite the fact he was openly Shi'a: Ibn Adi said: Abd ar-Razzaq had numerous hadeeth, and reliable narrators as well as their leaders ha travelled to him and narrated from him. They did not see any problem in his hadeeth except that they attributed Shi'ism to him. He had narrated traditions regarding the virtues [of ahl al-bayt] that none of the trustworthy narrators agreed upon. His narration of these traditions and those censuring other than them was the reason of their criticism of him. He was a man of honour and there was nothing wrong with him except that he had set forward traditions in praise of the People of the Household (ahl al-bayt) and disparaging others [and these are] abominable. [Al-Mizzi, Tahdheeb al-kamal , volume 18, pages 60-1] Mukhlid al-Shuayri said: I was with 'Abd ar-Razzaq when someone mentioned Mu'awiya. Abd ar-Razzaq said: 'Do not pollute our assembly by mentioning the descendant of Abu Sufyan!'. [adh-Dhahabi, Meezan al-itidal, volume 2, page 610] He even narrated a hadeeth from the Prophet (s): "If you see Mu'awiyah on my pulpit then kill him!" [adh-Dhahabi, Meezan al-itidal, volume 2, page 613]. Nasibis call Shi'as Kafirs whilst those they deem Imams, the most meticulous of hadith recorders took hadith from Shi'as. Would these scholars have taken hadith from Shi'a if they considered them kafir?
In Tarikh Baghdad we read: "Imam Nasai declared that Numan Thabit Kufi is an unreliable source of Hadith." Tarikh Baghdad Volume 13 page 421 We also learn: "Sufyan Suhri declared Abu Hanifa was no authority on Hadith" Tarikh Baghdad Volume 13 page 417 On the same page we read that Abu Bakr Daud states: "Abu Hanifa recorded 150 Hadith, half of them were false". Tarikh Baghdad Volume 13 page 417 On the same page we read that Hanbal was asked about Abu Hanifa he replied that Abu Hanifas opinions of no value nor the Hadith he narrates. Again on the same page we learn that: "Yahya bin Zaeed states that a fistful of mud is better than Abu Hanifa". Tarikh Baghdad Volume 13 page 417 In Mizan al Kubra, under the chapter "Dhikr Lughman" we read that "Imam Nasai and Ibn Adi declared Abu Hanifa as weak".
In Baghdad we learn: "When the news of Abu Hanifa's death reached Sufyan al-Thawri he praised Allah (swt) who relieved Islam from the Fitnah of Abu Hanifa. Numan weakened every page of Islam. Imam of Ahl'ul Sunnah Uzay said on his death said "That Numan was the most harmful thing to Islam". Tarikh Baghdad Volume 13 page 398 Abu Hanifa was born in 80 Hijri and died in 152 Hijri. "Hasan Amara the Qadhi of Baghdad read his Janaza, someone dreamt that he was rapped in a black shrewd and was surrounded by Christian priests" Tarikh Baghdad Volume 13 page 422 Even if you Nasibis got together you would have no answer to the fatwas issued