Imam Abu Hanifa was known for interpreting Islamic laws
by his personal analogical deductions. He also attended the classes,
consisting of about 4,000 students, conducted by the Infallible Imam Ja’ffar
as-Sadiq (a.s.) in Madinah. He had said, “If it was not for those two
years (I spent with Imam Jaffar as-Sadiq, Nauman (Abu Hanifa) would have
perished.” He was encouraged by the Muslim king Mansur al-Dawaniqi, an
Abbasside king, to confront his teacher; Imam Jaffar as-Sadiq (a.s.), in
exchange for material benefits. Mansur al-Dawaniqi arranged a debate between
the teacher and his student. It is an irony that the Umayyads and Abbasids
kings were enemies of the Progeny of the Noble Messenger (s.a.w.a.s.) except
the Bani Umayyad’s Umar bin Abdul Aziz who respected the Household of the Noble
Messenger (s.a.w.a.s.). The history is the evidence that Imam Ali (a.s.) was apparently
martyred by a Kharijite and Imam Husayn and his family were mercilessly
slaughtered by the so-called Muslims (Yazid bin Muawiya’s army) and the rest of
nine Imams were poisoned by the Umayyad and Abbasside kings! Surah al-Shu’ara
Ayah 23, “(Muhammad), say, “I do not ask you for any compensation for my
preaching to you except (your) love of (my near) relatives.” What a great
reward and compensation the Muslims had given to the Noble Messenger
(s.a.w.a.s.) by murdering his Pure Ahlul Bayt (a.s.)!
Following are some of the questions and answers exchanged:
Imam Sadiq (a.s.): Do you know why there is cataract in
the eyes, bitterness in the ears, coolness in the nose and wetness in the lips.
Also, a phrase that starts with infidelity and ends with faith?
Abu Hanifa: I Do not know please explain.
Imam Sadiq (a.s.): My father told me that my grandfather
the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.a.s.) said: out of merit of Allah and generosity,
He made cataracts for humans in his eyes so that it would catch the dirt, and
He made bitterness in the ears as a veil from bugs. And He made coolness in the
nose so that one can inhale. And He made the lips wet so that it would feel
pleasure in tasting food. And the phrase that starts with infidelity is when a
servant says, “There is no God” and the phrase that ends with faith is when a
servant says “But Allah”
Then Imam Sadiq (a.s.) advised Imam Abu Hanifa not to use
his own analogical deductions in religion. He said, “My father told me that
my grandfather the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.a.s.) said: The first one to use
his analogical deduction in religion was Iblees when Allah told him to
prostrate to Adam, Iblees said, “I am better than Adam, You created me from
fire, and created him from clay.
Imam Sadiq (a.s.) Which is the greater sin in the eyes of
Allah; murder or adultery?
Abu Hanifa: Murder
Imam Sadiq (a.s.) Then why did Allah accepted 2 witnesses
for murder and 4 witnesses for adultery?
Imam Sadiq (a.s.) which is better; praying or fasting?
Abu Hanifa: Prayer is better.
Imam Sadiq (a.s.) Then according to your analogical
deductions, after the menstrual cycle, a woman should pray for what she has
missed of prayers, and don’t fast what she has missed of days. But Allah
obligated fasting the missing days and not praying.
Imam Sadiq (a.s.): Which is dirtier, urine or semen?
Abu Hanifa: Urine
Imam Sadiq (a.s.): Then according to your analogical
deductions, one should shower (ghusl) after urination, and not after ejecting
semen. And Allah obligated the shower (ghusl) after ejecting semen and not
urine.
Source:
al-islam.org/fourteen luminaries of Islam by Allama Ahmad Ahmadi Birjandi
Research into other sects.blogspot.com, najah.info2
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