The Connection of the School of Abū Ḥanīfah al-Nu‘mān with ‘Abdullāh Ibn Mas‘ūd Abū ‘Abd 'l-Raḥmān

علاقة مذهب أبي حنيفة النعمان بعبد الله ابن مسعود أبي عبد الرحمان

The Connection of the School of Abū Ḥanīfah al-Nu'mān
with 'Abdullāh Ibn Mas'ūd Abū 'Abd 'l-Raḥmān


Imām Abū Ḥanīfah's chain of knowledge is as follows:


Imām Abū Ḥanīfah
|
Ḥammād Ibn Abī Sulaymān
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Ibrahīm al-Nakha'ī
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'Alqamah Ibn Qays
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'Abdullāh Ibn Mas'ūd
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Rasūlullāh ﷺ


1. Imām Abū Ḥanīfah al-Nu'mān Ibn Thābit: he took over the seat of
teaching in Kūfā after his teacher Ḥammād Ibn Abī Sulaymān passed
away, and was recognised as his main student.[1]

2. Ḥammād Ibn Abī Sulaymān: he was the most learned of the students of
Ibrāhīm al-Nakha'ī and the most noble.[2]

3. Ibrāhīm al-Nakha'ī: he was born into a family of Scholars, he
succeeded 'Alqamah Ibn Qays, his maternal uncle.[3] He was also
regarded as those who were most knowledgeable in regards to opinions
and views of 'Abdullāh Ibn Mas'ūd.[4]

4. 'Alqamah Ibn Qays: he was a highly recognised student of 'Abdullāh
Ibn Mas'ūd to the extent that he was regarded as the closest of the
people in terms of attributes, conduct and habit, to 'Abdullāh Ibn
Mas'ūd.[5]

5. He is 'Abdullāh Ibn Mas'ūd (May Allāh be pleased with him), he was
a noteable ṣaḥābī (companion) of the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ and died in
the year 33 or 34 ḥijrī. He has many outstanding virtues which would
be far too lengthy to mention here. It suffices to say that there was
not a field that he himself did not excel in, this is because of his
attachment to the Messenger ﷺ and always being in close proximity to
him; learning from him, helping him [doing his khidmah], asking
questions related to the Dīn to the extent that even onlookers would
think that he was part of the Ahl 'l-Bayt [The Messenger's ﷺ family].

Imām Shams 'l-Dīn al-Dhahabī writes in his Siyar:


وأخرج البخاري والنسائي من حديث أبي موسى قال: قدمت أنا وأخي من اليمن،
فمكثنا حينا، وما نحسب ابن مسعود وأمه إلا من أهل بيت النبي - صلى الله
عليه وسلم - لكثرة دخولهم وخروجهم عليه .

'(Imām) al-Bukhārī and (Imām) al-Nasā'ī narrated from a narration of
Abū Mūsā that he said: 'Me and my brother came from Yemen [to Madīnah]
and stayed for sometime, we were then led to believe that Ibn Mas'ūd
and his mother were part of the household of the Prophet ﷺ due to
their constant going in and out [from the house]'.[6]

He goes on to narrate further:


منصور والأعمش: عن أبي وائل قال: كنت مع حذيفة، فجاء ابن مسعود، فقال
حذيفة: إن أشبه الناس هديا ودلا وقضاء وخطبة برسول الله - صلى الله عليه
وسلم - من حين يخرج من بيته، إلى أن يرجع، لا أدري ما يصنع في أهله

'Manṣūr and al-A'mash [both] narrate from Abū Wā'il that he said we
were with Ḥudhayfah while Ibn Mas'ūd went by, so Ḥudhayfah said
[regarding Ibn Mas'ūd]: 'Verily, [he was] the closest of the people to
the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ in terms of conduct, habit, judgement and
speech, until he went in his home [after which we did not know]'.[7]


'Abdullāh Ibn Mas'ūd - The Narrator of Ḥadīth


عن حذيفة قال كنا جلوسا عند النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم فقال إني لا أدري
ما قدر بقائي فيكم فاقتدوا باللذين من بعدي وأشار إلى أبي بكر وعمر
واهتدوا بهدي عمار وما حدثكم ابن مسعود فصدقوه هذا حديث حسن وروى إبراهيم
بن سعد هذا الحديث عن سفيان الثوري عن عبد الملك بن عمير عن هلال مولى
ربعي عن ربعي عن حذيفة عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم نحوه وقد روى سالم
المرادي الكوفي عن عمرو بن هرم عن ربعي بن حراش عن حذيفة عن النبي صلى
الله عليه وسلم نحو هذا

From Ḥudhayfah that he said: 'We were sitting with the Prophet ﷺ and
he said: 'I do not know how long I will be amongst you, so stick to
the two after me,' and he signalled towards Abu Bakr and 'Umar, 'be
guided through the example of 'Ammār and whatever Ibn Mas'ūd narrates
to you believe it [accept it]'.[8] [Imām al-Tirmidhī said] This is a
ḥasan ḥadīth, Ibrāhīm Ibn Sa'd narrates this ḥadīth from Suyān
al-Thawrī from 'Abd 'l-Mālik Ibn 'Umayr from Hilāl the Mawlā of Rib'ī
from Rib'ī from Ḥudhayfah from the Prophet ﷺ similar to the above.
Sālim al-Murādī al-Kūfī also narrated the same from 'Amr Ibn Harim
from Rib'ī Ibn Ḥirāsh from Ḥudhayfah from Prophet

🌹JUMAH🌹

There is a special day in Islam which Allah Ta'ala has singled out for blessings which are not to be found in any other days. This day is Friday, to which Allah guided the Muslims and from which He led the Jews and Christians astray.

Narrated Abu Huraira:

I heard Allah's Apostle (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) saying, "We (Muslims) are the last (to come) but (will be) the foremost on the Day of Resurrection though the former nations were given the Holy Scriptures before us. And this was their day (Friday) the celebration of which was made compulsory for them but they differed about it. So Allah gave us the guidance for it (Friday) and all the other people are behind us in this respect: the Jews' (holy day is) tomorrow (i.e. Saturday) and the Christians' (is) the day after tomorrow (i.e. Sunday)."
(Bukhari Volume 2, Book 13, Number 1)

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: We who are the last shall be the first on the Day of Resurrection, except that every Ummah was given the Book before us and we were given it after them. It was this day which Allah prescribed for us and guided us to it and the people came after us with regard to it, the Jews observing the next day and the Christians the day following that. (Muslim, Book 004, Number 1858-1863)

It is the day (Friday) which Allah chose from among all the days of the week, just as He chose Ramadan from among the months of the year and Laylat al-Qadr from among all the nights, and Makkah from among all places on earth, and Muhammad (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) from all of mankind.

Apart from this, Many special events happened during this day like, Adam (Alaihis salam) was created, entered into Jannah and also when he was taken out from it, and Qiyamah will take place. (Al kutub As sitta, Muslim Chapter: Excellence of Friday Pg.811- Tirmidhi Chapter: Jumu'ah pg. 1692) (Ibn Maajah, 1084).
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Akhī! Why don't you follow Imām Abu Hanīfah (rahimahullah) in Aqīdah?

Most of you will probably have heard the pseudo-salafis saying to you: "Akhī! Why don't you follow Imām Abu Hanīfah (rahimahullah) in Aqīdah? You only follow him in Fiqh. In Aqīdah you are Ashā'irah."
This sort of rhetoric, I've heard several times and to be honest, it's getting rather boring. 
In my series, "Is Allāh above the Throne?", I've proven that Asha'irah/Māturidiyyah were the people who protected the Aqīdah of the Ahl Al-Sunnah, including the Creed of Imām Abu Hanifah, Imām Abu Yusuf and Imām Muhammad (rahimahumallah)

Just like Allāh had taken the work of the Qurrā in Qira'āt, e.g Imām 'Asim Al-kūfi etc, and we attribute ourselves to them in Qira'āt, in hadith Allāh has taken the work of the Muhaddithūn. Similarly in creed, Allāh has used these noble people to protect the aqidah of Ahl Al-Sunnah.
There is NO CONTRADICTION between the creed of Imām Abu Hanifah (rahimahullah) and the Ashā'irah.
The reason we attribute ourselves to Ashā'irah is because, compared to the deviated sects that occurred in the time of Imām Abu'l Hasan Al-Ash'arī (who came AFTER Imām Abu Hanifah), we take his interpretations, which is the interpretation of Ahl Al-Sunnah. It doesn't mean our creed is now contrary to Imām Abu Hanifah's! It is merely because Imām Al-Ash'arī did that work which was needed at his time, just as Imām Abu Hanifah complied Fiqh, which was the need in his time.
Hence, in creed ALL FOUR schools are the same, they are all Ahl Al-Sunnah, whether they are Ashā'irah, Maturidiyyah or true Athariyya.

Here is the link of the video, for more details and evidences:

http://youtu.be/h3juqrkHFeU