Abū Hanīfah: His Life, Legal Method & Legacy *

Author: Mohammad Akram Nadwi

Book length: 160 pages

Excerpt: In rites of worship, he gave preference to solitary hadīth over qiyās since these rulings are not dependent on reason; in matters not related to worship, he gave preference to qiyās over solitary hadīth since these rulings are often based on an underlying reason (‘illah).

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