Story Of Abu Hanifa An-Numan/Imam Hanafi: Scholar Who Have Social Soul
Today, i will tell story about one
Islamic Important Imam. He is Abu Hanifa An-Numan, or populari with title Imam Hanafi.
He popular as founder from Madzhab Hanafi and popular as Islamic Fiqh Expert at
his age. At this article, we will discuss history from Imam Hanafi. How he
became Islamic Leader at Fiqh and how he preach at society at this time? And, he also popular with his social soul .Please
read this article until end because we will discuss one important figure at
Islamic History, important figure at Islamic Fiqh.
Abu Hanifa or Imam Hanafi has
original name Numan Ibn Thabit. He born at 699 AD, at Umayyad Dynasty Era until begin Of Abbasid Dynasty Era. Abu Hanifa
is handsome man and he always use good clothes and perfume. And, Abu Hanifa originated from
Persian Ethnic. He is expert at Fiqh and popular at Iraq. Though Abu Hanifa is
scholar at Iraq, he choose work as silk and clothes trader.
Imam Hanafi, given rich by Allah Subhanahuwataala.
And, he use his assets to help scholars and students. If Imam Hanafi build new
clothes, he also buy new clothes for poormen and he also love to give food to
poormen. Imam Hanafi also has social soul. If he held studies that followed by several people and
there a men sit at his studies without
need, Imam Abu Hanifa will ask him about his need, If this people has
budget, he will help this people and if this people sick, Abu Hanifa will visit
him . At his business, Abu Hanifa helped by his bestfriend, Hafsh Ibn
Abdurrahman. Abu Hanifa ask to Hafsh to tell consuments about several product
that sell have disability. Hafsh sell Abu Hanifa s product and he forget
to tell consument about disability from Abu
Hanifa s product. After hear this, Abu
Hanifa doesnt calm until he giving alms
as big price product that sell by Hafsh.
Abu Hanifa, also popular with his
clever , that he use for straighten fake claims that said by several people. One
day, Abu Hanifa hear claim from one Kufah Residents that Uthman Ibn Affan,
Rasulullah Shallahu Alaihi Wasallam s son in law is A Jewish and he never became Muslim. Abu Hanifah use
clever strategy for preach to this people, he came to this people s house and said
he will apply his daughter from his
friend. Abu Hanifa said his friend is good, rich, memorized Allah s books, and
diligent at worship but he is Jewish. This people said he cannot married his
daughter with Non Muslim. Abu Hanifa said: “ You reject to married your
daughter with Jewish and you say Rasulullah Shallahu Alaihi Wasallam married
his daughter to Jewish? This people confess his mistake and he repent at front of Imam Abu Hanifa.
Abu Hanifa also use his clever to
preach to Atheist Peoples. And, Imam Abu
Hanifa also has strong establishment, he doesnt want became state s officer.
One day, Abbasid Caliph, Al-Manshour, want make Imam Abu Hanifa as state judge,
but Abu Hanifa reject it. Caliph Al-Manshour
imprisoning Imam Abu Hanifa in the jail until his die. Abu Hanifa s story became inspiration for us
for help fellow and became useful people
at our enviroment.
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