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...on-mahram in the context of dress. The four major madhabs (Hanafi, Maliki, Shafi'i, Hanbali) agree on the obligation of cover...
...afi'i and Hanbali schools permit it broadly; the Maliki and Hanafi schools have generally limited it. Every absent funeral pra...
Imam Abu Hanifa an-Nu'man ibn Thabit, the founder of the Hanafi school of jurisprudence, died in Baghdad. Known as al-Imam ...
...ological school became the dominant creedal tradition among Hanafi scholars, particularly in Central Asia, the Indian subconti...
...e to its greatest extent and commissioned the comprehensive Hanafi legal code Fatawa Alamgiriyyah.
...f Kufa among the Tabiin, a key figure in the development of Hanafi fiqh.
Founder of the Hanafi school of jurisprudence, the most widely followed madhab in...
Founder of the Hanafi school of jurisprudence, the most widely followed madhab in...
The chief student of Abu Hanifah and the first to hold the title of Chief Justice (Qadi al-Qudat).
Student of Abu Hanifah who codified the Hanafi madhab in six foundational texts.
A principal student of Abu Hanifah who codified Hanafi jurisprudence in six foundational texts known as Zahir ar-R...
...he most widely accepted summary of Sunni creed, and a major Hanafi jurist.
Founder of the Maturidi school of theology, the second major Sunni creedal school.
Author of al-Mabsut, a 30-volume Hanafi fiqh encyclopedia, much of it dictated while imprisoned.
Author of al-Hidayah, the most studied Hanafi fiqh text in the world.
...Badai as-Sanai, one of the most organized and comprehensive Hanafi fiqh works.
Persian scholar, jurist, and one of the most celebrated poets in history. His Masnavi, a six-volume spiritual poem, is called 'the Quran in the Persian language
A prominent Hanafi jurist and Maturidi theologian. Author of Kanz ad-Daqa'iq, ...
...most authoritative commentary on al-Aqidah at-Tahawiyyah. A Hanafi jurist who explained Tahawi's creed through the lens of the...
Author of Umdat al-Qari, a major Hanafi commentary on Sahih al-Bukhari.
Author of Fath al-Qadir, a major Hanafi commentary combining narration-based and reason-based appro...
Egyptian Hanafi jurist, author of al-Bahr ar-Raiq and al-Ashbah wan-Nazair ...
A prolific Hanafi scholar of Mecca who authored Mirqat al-Mafatih, the most e...
Palestinian Hanafi jurist and mufti whose fatwa collection al-Fatawa al-Khayri...
Ottoman Hanafi jurist and author of ad-Durr al-Mukhtar, a concise yet comp...
The most influential scholar of the Indian subcontinent, translator of the Quran into Persian.
Author of Radd al-Muhtar, the most authoritative late Hanafi reference work.
Author of Ruh al-Ma'ani, one of the most comprehensive and erudite tafsirs ever written. The Mufti of Baghdad who drew from virtually every major tafsir traditi
Indian Hanafi scholar and hadith expert, author of at-Taliq al-Mumajjad o...
Indian Hanafi scholar and muhaddith who authored over 100 works in his sh...
Indian Hanafi scholar and founder of the Barelvi movement. Author of Fata...
Indian Hanafi scholar and leading figure of the Deobandi school, known as...
Kashmiri scholar and head teacher of hadith at Darul Uloom Deoband. Known for his extraordinary memory, his commentary Fayd al-Bari on Sahih al-Bukhari, and mas
Ottoman-era Hanafi scholar who served as deputy to the last Shaykh al-Islam of...
Indian scholar and founder of the Tablighi Jama'at, one of the largest Islamic grassroots movements in the world. Emphasized door-to-door dawah and self-reforma
Syrian Hanafi jurist and one of the foremost authorities on Islamic law i...
Syrian Hanafi hadith scholar who produced critical editions of major hadi...
Pakistani Hanafi scholar, former judge of the Shariah Appellate Bench, and a...
British Hanafi scholar and founder of Darul Iftaa, known for contemporary ...
British Muslim scholar, Dean of the Cambridge Muslim College, and one of the most influential Western Muslim intellectuals.
Syrian hadith scholar based in Medina, renowned for his critical editions of classical hadith texts and expertise in manuscript studies.
Indian Deobandi scholar and author of 'Ma'arif al-Hadith,' a popular hadith compilation widely read in the Indian subcontinent.
Indian-born scholar who settled in Cairo, author of 'Taj al-Arus,' the largest Arabic dictionary, and 'Ithaf as-Sadah,' a commentary on al-Ghazali's Ihya.
Hanafi jurist and mufassir from Samarqand, known as the 'Imam of G...
Central Asian polymath, author of 'Sharh al-Aqaid an-Nasafiyyah' on Maturidi theology and 'al-Mutawwal' on Arabic rhetoric.
Theologian and polymath, author of 'Sharh al-Mawaqif' and 'Kitab at-Ta'rifat,' an essential dictionary of Islamic scholarly terminology.
Damascene Hanafi jurist, Sufi master, and prolific author of over 500 works ...
Syrian Shadhili scholar and author of 'Haqa'iq an at-Tasawwuf' (Realities of Sufism), a widely read defense and explanation of orthodox Sufism.
...Islam of the Ottoman Caliphate and a fierce defender of the Hanafi-Maturidi tradition in the modern era.
Indian Hanafi prodigy who authored over 100 scholarly works before dying ...
Indian Deobandi scholar celebrated for his extraordinary memory and his hadith commentary 'Fayd al-Bari,' a masterwork on Sahih al-Bukhari.
Hanafi jurist from Mosul, author of 'al-Ikhtiyar li Ta'lil al-Mukh...
Egyptian Hanafi jurist, author of 'al-Ashbah wan-Naza'ir,' a masterwork on ...
Ottoman Sufi scholar and mufassir, author of 'Ruh al-Bayan,' a comprehensive Quran commentary blending exoteric and esoteric interpretation.
Ottoman Hanafi scholar, author of 'Bariqa Mahmudiyyah,' a commentary on 'a...
Hanafi scholar from Aleppo, author of 'at-Taqrir wat-Tahbir,' an i...
Son of the great Hanafi jurist Ibn Abidin, who continued his father's legacy with s...
Syrian Hanafi hadith scholar and editor, known for his critical editions ...
...hority in fiqh in Kufah and one of the primary links in the Hanafi chain of transmission. His jurisprudence greatly influenced...
...fa in 66 AH. He claimed to act on behalf of Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah (son of Ali). Ubaydullah ibn Ziyad and many involved in...
...in through Ibrahim al-Nakhai and Alqamah is foundational to Hanafi transmission. A prolific narrator in Sahih Bukhari, he was ...
...lumes and drawing on all classical exegetical traditions. A Hanafi jurist with Salafi-influenced aqeedah positions.
Great Hanafi scholar and hadith master, author of al-Aqidah al-Tahawiyya...
Called 'Sun of the Imams,' the most important Hanafi jurist of the 5th century AH, author of the encyclopedic al...
Hanafi jurist and major hadith scholar, author of Tabyin al-Haqa'i...
Hanafi hadith master, author of Nasb al-Rayah li Ahadith al-Hidaya...
Leading Hanafi scholar of Baghdad, author of al-Mukhtasar (known as Mukhta...
Major Hanafi jurist and Quran scholar, author of Kanz al-Daqa'iq (a foun...
Titled 'King of the Scholars,' Hanafi jurist of the 6th century AH, author of Bada'i' al-Sana'i',...
...jurist; authority on Islamic finance and a widely respected Hanafi scholar of fiqh and hadith.
Prolific Hanafi scholar from Herat who settled in Makkah; known for comment...
19th-century Indian Hanafi scholar and hadith expert; author of al-Raf' wa al-Takmil, ...
A major Hanafi hadith scholar from Zayla (Somalia). Author of Nasb al-Raya...
A major Hanafi jurist of Central Asia, teacher of al-Kasani. Author of Tuh...
The greatest Islamic scholar of the Indian subcontinent. Author of Hujjat Allah al-Balighah, a landmark work reconciling the four madhabs through hadith.
The leading Hanafi jurist of the Ottoman Empire under Sultan Mehmed II. His Du...
...rist and theologian, author of Nazm al-Faraid (a summary of Hanafi theology) and a commentary on al-Manar in usul al-fiqh.
One of the greatest Hanafi jurists of the 15th century. His Fath al-Qadir (commentary ...
... let him recite as Ibn Umm 'Abd recites.' Foundation of the Hanafi school.
One of the greatest Islamic scholars of the 20th-21st centuries. Author of al-Fiqh al-Islami wa-Adillatuh, the most comprehensive modern encyclopedia of compara
One of the greatest Hanafi jurists of the 20th century. His al-Madkhal al-Fiqhi al-'Am...
Known as 'Hakim al-Ummat' (The Sage of the Ummah). The most prolific Islamic scholar of the Indian subcontinent, writing over 1,000 works on every Islamic scien
The greatest hadith scholar of the Indian subcontinent in the 20th century. Known for his extraordinary memory — reportedly could recall the exact location of a
Direct teacher of Abu Hanifah and key transmitter of the Kufa jurisprudential tradition.
Co-founder of Darul Uloom Deoband and leading Hanafi scholar of 19th-century India.
Turkish Islamic scholar and shaykh who revived Islamic learning in Turkey under the secular republic.
Mamluk-era Egyptian historian whose al-Nujum al-Zahirah chronicles Egypt's history year by year.
Leading Hanafi jurist of Baghdad. His Ahkam al-Quran is the primary Hanafi...
One of the major hadith scholars of Kufa. His al-Musannaf is one of the largest hadith collections with approximately 40,000 hadiths.
Syrian Hanafi scholar and hadith expert known for his biographical work a...
Greatest Islamic scholar of 20th century India. His Bahishti Zewar is the most widely read Islamic guide for South Asian Muslims.
Indian Islamic scholar whose 'What Has the World Lost due to the Decline of Muslims?' is one of the most widely read Islamic books globally.
Deobandi scholar known for his works on Islamic economics and the history of Islamic philosophy in India.
Bukharan Hanafi scholar, author of al-Ta'arruf li-Madhhab Ahl al-Tasawwuf.
Indian Deobandi scholar who spent years in Medina and opposed partition of India.
Egyptian Hanafi jurist, author of al-Bahr al-Ra'iq and the legal maxims al-...
Chief judge under Harun al-Rashid and principal student of Abu Hanifa.
Student of Abu Hanifa and primary codifier of Hanafi fiqh in six foundational texts.
Syrian scholar and prolific author of al-Fiqh al-Islami wa Adillatuh and Tafsir al-Munir.
medieval era theologian
A South African Islamic scholar, Hanafi mufti, and prolific author based in Johannesburg, known for...
Son of Ali ibn Abi Talib by Khawlah al-Hanafiyya, a respected scholar and leader of the Alid family who m...
...atest works on ahkam al-Quran alongside those of al-Jassas (Hanafi) and al-Kiya al-Harrasi (Shafi'i).
...nani. The most studied and authoritative fiqh manual in the Hanafi school. Al-Marghinani's work became the standard reference ...
By Abdullah ibn Mahmud al-Mawsili. A well-organized Hanafi fiqh manual that explains the reasoning behind each ruling ...
By Ibn Abidin. The definitive reference for fatwa in the Hanafi school, serving as a super-commentary on al-Haskafi's ad-Du...
...ely accepted creedal statement in Sunni Islam. At-Tahawi, a Hanafi jurist, summarized the beliefs of Ahl us-Sunnah wal-Jama'ah...
...mam as-Sarakhsi. The largest and most comprehensive work of Hanafi fiqh ever compiled. As-Sarakhsi dictated this 30-volume enc...
...n Nujaym al-Misri. A major commentary on Kanz ad-Daqa'iq in Hanafi jurisprudence. Ibn Nujaym provides clear explanations with ...
By Imam al-Kasani. A masterpiece of Hanafi jurisprudence organized by legal principles rather than the...
...om the Quran and Sunnah and critiquing the positions of the Hanafi, Maliki, and Shafi'i schools. Known for its rigorous hadith...
By Imam ash-Shurunbulali. A concise primer on Hanafi jurisprudence covering worship (purification, prayer, fasti...
...ning, and practical details. Widely used as an intermediate Hanafi fiqh text in traditional study circles and seminaries.
...y Abu al-Barakat an-Nasafi. An extremely concise summary of Hanafi jurisprudence that became one of the most commented-upon te...
... al-Baydawi while maintaining Maturidi theology. Popular in Hanafi scholarly circles, especially in Central Asia and the India...
...ombined deep linguistic analysis with Maturidi theology and Hanafi jurisprudence. The work is particularly valued for its rhet...
...with legal analysis. Ibn al-Humam, one of the greatest late Hanafi scholars, brings the methods of the hadith scholars to bear...
...ematic presentation of the maxims and principles underlying Hanafi jurisprudence. Ibn Nujaym identifies the five universal max...
...uri, this is the most widely memorized and taught primer of Hanafi jurisprudence worldwide. Its concise text covers all essent...
...r al-Qurashi. The most important biographical dictionary of Hanafi scholars, covering the lives and works of jurists from the ...
...d on classical sources especially Tafsir Ibn Kathir and the Hanafi jurisprudential tradition. Mufti Shafi Usmani addresses con...
...comprehensive commentary on Sahih al-Bukhari written from a Hanafi perspective, considered the counterpart to Ibn Hajar's Fath...
...ssion of Imam Malik's al-Muwatta with his own additions and Hanafi commentary. After each hadith, Muhammad ash-Shaybani notes ...
...y on Kanz al-Daqaiq by al-Nasafi, one of the most important Hanafi legal texts. Al-Zayla'i provides thorough analysis of legal...
... with al-Shaybani's al-Jami al-Saghir into a single concise Hanafi legal primer.
...entary on al-Hidayah, considered one of the finest works of Hanafi legal analysis. Ibn al-Humam combines deep knowledge of had...
By Ibn Abidin. The most authoritative late Hanafi legal reference, commonly known as "Hashiyat Ibn Abidin." I...
... Shams al-Aimma al-Sarakhsi. The most comprehensive work of Hanafi jurisprudence ever written, dictated by al-Sarakhsi while i...
By Ala' al-Din al-Kasani. A masterpiece of Hanafi jurisprudence that reorganizes fiqh by topic rather than fo...
...al-Bukhari, alongside Fath al-Bari. Al-Ayni wrote this as a Hanafi counterpart to Ibn Hajar's Shafi'i-leaning commentary, prov...
... Al-Zayla'i traces every hadith cited in the most important Hanafi legal text, assesses its authenticity, and provides alterna...
...hams al-A'immah as-Sarakhsi. The most comprehensive work of Hanafi jurisprudence, dictated by as-Sarakhsi to his students whil...
By Ala ad-Din al-Kasani. A major Hanafi fiqh work renowned for its excellent organization and syste...
By Burhan ad-Din al-Marghinani. The most studied Hanafi fiqh text in the Indian subcontinent and Central Asia. Al-M...
By Zayn ad-Din ibn Nujaym. An important Hanafi fiqh commentary on Kanz ad-Daqa'iq by an-Nasafi. Ibn Nujaym...
By Muhammad Amin ibn Abidin. The definitive reference for Hanafi fatwa in the later period, known as the 'seal of the Hanafi...
...and accessible. It is widely studied alongside Ibn Nujaym's Hanafi counterpart.
By Zayn ad-Din ibn Nujaym. The Hanafi counterpart to as-Suyuti's work on legal maxims. Ibn Nujaym...
...ode). Ahmad az-Zarqa explains each maxim with examples from Hanafi fiqh, making this an invaluable introduction to the science...
By Ibn Abi al-Izz al-Hanafi. The most detailed commentary on Imam at-Tahawi's famous cr...
...the theological framework that would become dominant in the Hanafi world. Al-Maturidi addresses the existence of God, divine a...
By Shams al-A'immah as-Sarakhsi. The primary reference for Hanafi usul al-fiqh, presenting the distinctive Hanafi methodology...
...sive commentary on Fakhr al-Islam al-Bazdawi's foundational Hanafi usul text. This commentary explains the dense original with...
...bani. Ash-Shaybani's narration of Imam Malik's Muwatta with Hanafi commentary.
... jurisprudential guide to pilgrimage rites according to the Hanafi school, covering pillars, obligations, recommended acts, an...
...Al-Tahawi. Al-Tahawi's work on Quranic legal rulings from a Hanafi perspective. Focuses on verses with fiqh implications and t...
By Al-Tahawi. Al-Tahawi's concise compendium of Hanafi fiqh. A major early Hanafi text that served as a basis for ...
An overview of the Hanafi, Maliki, Shafi'i, and Hanbali schools: their founders, meth...
The largest madhab in the Muslim world: its founder Abu Hanifah, methodology, key positions, and geographic spread.
The life and legacy of the founder of the Hanafi school, the oldest and largest madhab in Sunni Islam.
...school founded by Abu Mansur al-Maturidi, predominant among Hanafi Muslims worldwide.
The concept of istihsan as a source of Islamic law, how Hanafi jurists applied it, its critics (notably al-Shafi'i), and i...
...dith of the 73 sects. Encompasses the four schools of fiqh (Hanafi, Maliki, Shafi'i, Hanbali) and the accepted aqeedah schools...
...ral Asia and historically the dominant aqeedah school among Hanafi scholars.
One of the four major Sunni schools of Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh), founded by Imam Abu Hanifa (699–767 CE) in Kufa, Iraq. Known for its extensive use of qiyas
...rule and the decline of Muslim political power. Follows the Hanafi madhab in fiqh and is primarily Maturidi in aqeedah, but ha...