Condensed from Ta’neeb ul-Khateeb of Shaykh Zahid Al-Kawthari
Prepared by Mawlana Muhammad Karolia
It is quite common these days to hear people criticizing Imam Abu Hanifah rahimahullah because “he doesn’t practice on the Hadith of Bukhari that…”. Such people don’t realise that due to his high level of Taqwa, it is impossible that Imam Abu Hanifah rahimahullah deliberately opposed any Hadith at all. However, like all other Mujtahideen, he observed certain usool (principles) while deducing Ahkam (rulings). Ignorance of these usool is one of the basic reasons why so many people these days accuse Imam Abu Hanifah rahimahullah of opposing many Ahaadith.
Mentioned below are some of these usools: