The Virtues Of Imam Abu Hanifah - And His Two Companions Abu Yusuf & Muhammed Ibn Al-Hasan

This valuable work presents Imam al-Dhahabi’s treatise on the virtues and scholarship of al-Imam al-Aʿzam, Imam Abu Hanifa, alongside his distinguished students Imam Abu Yusuf and Imam Muhammad ibn al-Hasan al-Shaybani.

Imam Abu Hanifa was one of Islam’s greatest jurists and one of the four Mujtahid Imams whose schools of law have endured throughout the centuries. As a member of the generation after the Companions, he met several Sahabah and helped establish a systematic approach to Islamic legal thought that continues to guide millions of Muslims around the world.

The Hanafi school of jurisprudence is followed by a large proportion of the Muslim world and played an important role in the spread and development of Islamic civilisation, including during the Ottoman Empire and Mughal rule in the Indian subcontinent.

Written by the renowned hadith scholar Imam al-Dhahabi, himself a Shafiʿi scholar, this work addresses the standing of Imam Abu Hanifa in hadith scholarship. Imam al-Dhahabi presents narrations with chains of transmission reaching the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ through Imam Abu Hanifa.

Enhanced with notes and commentary by Abul Wafa al-Afghani and Ustadh Muhammad Zahid al-Kawthari, this book is an excellent resource for students of fiqh, hadith and Islamic intellectual history.

Perfect for:

• Students of Hanafi fiqh and Islamic law  

• Readers interested in Imam Abu Hanifa’s life and legacy  

• Study circles and Islamic schools  

• Anyone seeking a deeper understanding of classical Sunni scholarship