against Abu Hanifa. If we rely on these Fatwas then Abu Hanifa was a Kaafir, and Deobandi Nasibis, Tarikh Baghdad is not the only weapon we have up our sleeve read on, if you dare.
In "al Munhaul", Imam Ghazzali Tusi al Iraani writes as follows: "After the fourth level of respect comes the Mujtahids, commenting upon the authenticity of the different Mujtahids Imam Ghazaali writes, Imam Malik was a Mujtahid, Abu Hanifa was not a Mujtahid because he acquired no knowledge in Arabic Grammar and was illiterate, this is proven by the fact that he read the words Babu Qays when the correct pronunciation is Babi Qays. Abu Hanifa had no knowledge of Hadith, he would ignore correct Hadith and would embrace weak ones, he had no capacity to interpret the Sharia, in its opposition he practised and developed Qiyaas (analogical reasoning)". Taken from Asthaghsa al Ahfaam quoting Munkhaul, by Allamah Ghazzali Tusi al Iraani page 197 published Majmaa al Juraayn Ludhanan (1276 Hijri)
In Tarikh ibne Khalikaan page 419: "Imam Abu Hanifa has many virtues as highlighted by Baghdad who also noted his criticism better if he'd avoided this but it is fact he was ignorant of Arabic" Tarikh ibne Khalikaan page 419 Quran and Hadith are in Arabic and the one without command of both cannot be deemed as a Mujtahid.
In al Munhaul Imam Ghazzali also attacks Imam Abu Hanifa as follows: "Ghazzali copied the words of Qadhi Abu Bakr Muhammad bin Tayyib Basri in Muhuul Volume 3 in which he discussed Qiyas he said I am not opposed to Abu Hanifa but I am sure that Abu Hanifa made mistakes in ninety percent of his Fatwas and in Knowledge of Usul he made mistakes". Taken from Asthaghsa al Ahfaam quoting Munkhaul, by Allamah Ghazzali Tusi al Iraani page 197 published Majmaa al Juraayn Ludhanan (1276 Hijri)
In Munhaul taken from Istakhza page 192: "Imam Ghazzali at the end of Munul on issues of Sharia painting the picture Abu Hanifa used his own hot mind which is why he hasmade so many mistakes and due to this his two teacher Abu Yusuf and Imam Muhammad said that following 20% of what he said would discredit the religion, because they found major mistakes in his Fatwas". Taken from Asthaghsa al Ahfaam quoting Munkhaul, by Allamah Ghazzali Tusi al Iraani page 192 published Majmaa al Juraayn Ludhanan (1276 Hijri)
"Ghazzali said Imam Abu Hanifa turned Sharia on it head and made it questionable and changed the Sharia, and proving the falsity of Hanifa Madhab is no secret on the issue Salat any ordinary Sunni Muslim would not accept his explanations of how to practice Salat". Taken from Asthaghsa al Ahfaam quoting Munkhaul, by Allamah Ghazzali Tusi al Iraani page 192 published Majmaa al Juraayn Ludhanan (1276 Hijri)
"Ghazzali said that all should know that Abu Hanifa did not read the namaz read by Prophet Muhammad" Taken from Asthaghsa al Ahfaam quoting Munkhaul, by Allamah Ghazzali Tusi al Iraani page 209 published Majmaa al Juraayn Ludhanan (1276 Hijri)
"Ghazzali said whoever follows Isthazan he has done a bad act, it is essential we explain Isthazan. Abu Hanifa's students said that it is that Fatwa where no logic exists, to have this ideaology is kufr" Taken from Asthaghsa al Ahfaam quoting Munkhaul, by Allamah Ghazzali Tusi al Iraani page 198 published Majmaa al Juraayn Ludhanan (1276 Hijri)
"If people were not narrow minded and short of wisdom and didn't do taqleed of Abu Hanifa under Sharia, no rational person would have done his taqleed, that's why Ahl'ul Sunnah Imams have disparaged and cursed him". Taken from Asthaghsa al Ahfaam quoting Munkhaul, by Allamah Ghazzali Tusi al Iraani page 200 published Majmaa al Juraayn Ludhanan (1276 Hijri)
In Ibne Khalikaan has recorded Imam Ghazzali's defence of Yazid as follows: "cursing any Muslim is not permissible whoever does so is cursed because Yazid's being Muslim is Sahih, and his killing of Imam Hussain or issuing his killing is not proven" Wafyaat al yan by Ibne Khalikaan page 413 "Dhikr Imam Ahl'ul Sunnah al Qiya al Harasee" Ghazzali had sought to protect Yazeed by proclaiming that he should not be cursed, BUT at the same time he did not not codemn the fact that Sunni Ulema cursed Abu Hanifa! So in the eyes of Ghazzali Abu Hanifa was worse than Yazid.
Ahlaan al Akhyaar min Fuqhaa ai Madhab al Numan at Mukhthar as cited in: "Asthaghsa al Ahfaam" page 195 "Imam of Ahl ul Sunnah Muhammad Sulayman Qufee said Shaykh Abul Hasan Shazli said I saw in a dream the Prophet (s) was taking pride over Musa (as) and Esau (as) and referred to Ghazzali asking them in your Ummah do you have an Aalim like him, they said no". Allamah Kamaladeen Dhimeere also extolled Imam Ghazzali, when such a great scholar condemns Imam Abu Hanifa and notes he was cursed then it means Imam Abu Hanifa, Imam of the Deobandi Nasibis was nothing.
Here are those scholars who have confirmed that Muhuul was Ghazzalis writing as cited in "Asthaghsa al Ahfaam" page 205: Abu Muhammad Thudhbun Sad Al Yahfee in his book Marahthul Janaan states "When Ghazzali wrote al Muhuul and presented to the Imam of Makka Abu Maali Ziyadeen the Imam said why didn't you wait till I died since your book has overshadowed mine". Abdul Raheem bin Hussain "Bazeenudeen Iraqi" teacher of Ibn Hajar Asqalani in Tabaqat al Mugheez confirms that it is Ghazzalis book. Allamah ibne al Jammatha in his book Taqabat Shaafiya confirms its G. Hussain bin Hasan Qadhi wa Muyathhe. Hafidh Jalaladeen Suyuti confirms it.
In Minhajj al Sunnah Imam of the Nasibis Ibn Taymiyya states: "The Shi'a Allamah Hilli cites the fact a Hanafi felt his Salaat was correct, he read it in front of a King who subsequently abandoned his madhab this proves that Hanafi madhabi is false'. The King was Sultan Mahmood Ghuznawi who abandoned Hanafi Madhab due to the Hanafi Salaat. This is that Salaat that Shafi'i, Ahmad and Malik rejected it likewise" Minhajj al Sunnah by Ibn Taymiyya taken from "Asthaghsa al Ahfaam" page 184
Rislala al Mugheez al Khulq by Abu Mualli Wafeeyathul Ayaan Volume 4 page 113 "Dhikr Mahmood Ghuznawi" Ta'rikh Yafi'i Mir'atul Jinaan Sayf ul Maslul fi Dhurbul kafaal wa'l makfuul taken from Istakhza page 180
"Tarikh Yafi'i Mir'atul Jinan "Ulama of Islam note Guznawi was Hanafi and reaspected Hadith and he would hear Hadith with his people which is why found them in accordance to Shafi'i Madhab something affected his heart and he inquired which was better of the two, and he said that the two two rakaat Salats are read before him then he'd decide on which was better. Kafaal Muroozi read the Shaafi prayer and read it in such a way showing it in accordance with Wudhu clean dress (under Shaafi principles). Then Faqaal Muroozi read prayer according to Hanafi fiqh he wore coloured dogs skin and a quarter of it was impure and yet he performed Wudu in achohol prepare by dates, as it was summer time he was covered by flies and mosquitos and performed each action of Wudhu in reverse, then he looked towards Kaaba and said Takbeer in Farsi without the intention and then read one verse in Farsi, and performed like a cock pecking its food, in his Salaams rather saying Tashud he farted loudly, and said Oh King this is Abu Hanifa's Salaat. King said that if this is unproven to be Abu Hanifa I will kill you, because such a Namaaz is not accepted by any religion. Hanafis denied that this was Hanafi Salaat. The King said present the books of both Madhabs to me, the King gor a Christian accountant to examine both. After research it was poroven that the Hanafi Salat was just like that of Faqaal Ghuznawi then lefy Hanafi Madhab and became Shaafi". This event is authentic and has even. It had been confirmed as correct by the Hanafi scholar Abdul Razzaq Hanafi in his book Sayf Maslool fi Dhurbul kafaal wal Mukful. His comments are cited in "Astaghsa" page 180 where Abdul Razzaq initially said he initially felt it was an exaggeration but when he read Abu Muhammad bin Abdullah bin Sad al Yahfeez "Tarikh al Janaan" in which the Imam of Makka confirmed the farting episode he knew it was true.
In Rudh Rislala Imam al Harmain, by Mullah 'Ali Qari taken from Asthaghsa al Ahfam page 183: "Mulla Ali Qari in his commentary on Abu Hanifa's Salaat performed by Murdhooree says that he was aided by his anus and excreted a terrible smell, Muroozee lifted the veils on sanctity and by farting made a mockery of religion and is counted amongst the disgraced people, how could he fart in front of the people including the King, if anyone else did this he would have been declared a kaafir, I wish that with his death this farting incident had been buried with him"
Wafayat ul a'yan Dhikr Fukaar Tabaqat Fuqaha Shafi'iyya Chapter Dhikr Kafaal Tarikh Ya'afi Dhikr Kaafa taken from Asthaghsa al Ahfam page 186
We are quoting from Asthaghsa al Ahfam page 186: "Imam Yaafi'i states that Hadhrath Naasir Umri states that Imam Abu Bakr al Kafaal Muroozee Abdullah bin Ahmad Shaafi was a high ranking Shaafi scholar who died at the age of 90. No scholar of Fiqh has been born like him, we deem him to be an Angel appearing as a man. Imam Shaafi states that this is the same Muroozee who read the farting Namaz in front of Mahmood Ghuznawee and Ibne Khalkaan in Wafeeyath ul Iyan states that Allamah ibne Jamaata (check spelling) cited this at length in Tabaqat Fuquha Shaafiya, this Salaat will be remembered as a mockery till the Day of Judgement"
In "Jazeel al Muwahib fi Ikhtilaab al Madhaib" by Suyuti page 184: Suyuti said: "The most praised Madhab is Shaafi due to its precautions. Due to this whoever reads Shafi'i Salaat will feel confident. Whoever reads Hanafi Salaat will be confused because it is questionable, on account of the following: He considers it permissible to perform ablution with alcohol fermented by dates You can wear dog leather in Salaat If a part of your clothes has urine on it you can continue with the Salaat. In Salaat if your penis or anus is exposed you can continue to pray. If you read Qur'an wrong in Salaat its okay You can read the Qur'anic verses in Salaat in Farsi In Ruku and Sujud "Thumaanyeeyuth" is okay It is permissible to end Salaat by breaking wind"
Munkuul as Istaghza page 241 quoting Imam Mullah Ali's Qari Risala in refutation to the Imam of Makka "Qamus did unusual thing by extolling Ibn Arabi to such an extenet that the illiterate would assume he was the greatest of creations and with regards to Imam Abu Hanifa he refused his accept his merits.
In Meezan page 265 Volume 4 Dhahabi said: "Imam Abu Hanifa is the Imam of Qiyas and Imam of Ahlul Sunnah Nasai and Ibn Adi and other Ulema have rejected him"