UF100 – Introduction to the Structure of Hanafi School of Thought

Fiqh is a magnificent bounty of Allah and the Hanafi school of thought, like others has preserved the essence of Allah’s Shari’ah for us. Take this journey to understand the fundamental structure of “Hanafi Fiqh”, the juristic school of thought itself.

Explore a rich array of lectures to appreciate the depth and breath of scholarship within Hanafiyyah; the concepts and books involved; terminologies and much more.

UF100 is a unique introduction to the Structure of Hanafi School of Thought. The course will lay a general understanding of why Usool is needed in Islamic Academia and then builds upon it to give the preview of the entire scope, structure, personalities and key features of Hanafiya.

There is no text/matn for this course. So the student is expected to take his/her own notes from the 7 Part lecture series.

Instructor: IlmHub Team

Lectures: 07 [+/- 7 hours total]

Curriculum

Lesson 1: Introduction & Foundational Personalities in Hanafi School

• 1.1 – A brief review of the concept of “School of Thoughts”
• 1.2 – Distribution of Sources of Shari’ah
• 1.3 – Foundational Personalities within Hanafi School
• 1.4 – Imam Abu Hanifa rh.
• 1.5 – Imam Abu Yusuf rh.
• 1.6 – Imam Muhammad al-Shaybani rh.
• 1.7 – Imam Zufr rh.
• 1.8 – Imam Hasan ibn Ziyad rh.
• 1.9 – The council of 40 Muhtahid Scholars

Lesson 2: Ranking of Scholarship within Hanafi School

• 2.1 – Introduction to two primary schools within Hanafi School when ranking scholarship
• 2.2 – Division by al-Kufuwi rh.
• 2.3 – Division by ibn Kamal al-Paasha rh.

Lesson 3: Structure for Ahkaam (Rulings) within Hanafi School

• 3.1 – Introduction to different rulings within Hanafi School
• 3.2 – Fardh (Obligatory)
• 3.3 – Wajib (Compulsory)
• 3.4 – Sunnah
• 3.5 – Types of Sunnah
• 3.6 – Mustahab (Desirable)
• 3.7 – Mubah (Permissible)
• 3.8 – Makruh (Disliked)
• 3.9 – Haram (Prohibited)

Lesson 4: Distribution and Ranking of Books within Hanafi School

• 4.1 – Introduction to Ranking by al-Kufuwi rh.
• 4.2 – Dhahir al Riwaya
• 4.3 – al-Nawadir
• 4.4 – Fatawa
• 4.5 – Shah Waliullah rh’s Distribution
• 4.6 – Distribution in the mutoon (primary texts) of reliance in Hanafi School
• 4.7 – Some frequently utilized Fiqh Books in Hanafi School
• 4.8 – Some frequently utilized Fatawa Collection Books in Hanafi School

Lesson 5: Principles and Concepts within Hanafi School

• 5.1 – Four Primary Sources of Shari’ah
• 5.2 – Prophetic Method
• 5.3 – Minhaj (Way) of Imam Abu Hanifa rh.
• 5.4 – 7 sources of Evidences in Hanafi School
• 5.5 – A deeper look at Qiyas vs Nass
• 5.6 – Hadith Mutawatira are an Evidence
• 5.7 – Khabr al Wahid vs Qiyas
• 5.8 – Qiyas al-Shar’i vs Qiyas non-Shar’i
• 5.9 – Istihsan : A deeper Qiyas
• 5.10 – ‘Urf and Ta’amul (Customary Practices) and its role in Fiqh

Lesson 6: Some terminologies used within academia of Hanafi School 1

• 6.1 – The Term “Sahih”
• 6.2 – The Term “Qaaloo”
• 6.3 – The Terms “Salaf/Khalaf ; Mutaqadimum/Muta’akhirun”
• 6.4 – The Term “al Aimmah al Arbi’a [vs] al A’imma al Thalatha”
• 6.5 – The Term al-Imam al-A’dham
• 6.6 – The Terms “al-Shaykhayn, Tarafayn and Sahibayn”
• 6.7 – The Terms “Imam al-Thani” , Imam al-Rabbani, Sheikh al Islam
• 6.8 – The Terms “Shams al A’immah and Sadr al Shri’ah “

Lesson 7: Some terminologies used within academia of Hanafi School 2

• 7.1 – The Terms ” ‘Amat al Mashayikh “, `Ulama’unaa
• 7.2 – Usage of term “indahu” vs indahumaa” or “lahu vs lahumaa”
• 7.3 – Usage of titles like Fakhr al-Islam ; al-Kaamil; al-Muhaqqiq; al-Mashayekh
• 7.4 – The Terms ” al-Asl, Usool, al-Kitaab, al-Mabsut and al-Muheet”
• 7.5 – Conclusion