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From the Wisdom of Abu Hanifah by Azhar Academy:
This isn't cut and paste, i just typed it all so please read it haha!
Muhammed bin Mukatil relates taht a man approached Imam Abu Hanifa and asked him:
"What is your opinion regarding a person who does not hope for Jannat, who doesn't fear Allah swt and is not afraid of the fire of hell. He eats meat of animals not slaughtered according to religious requirements and observes prayers without Ruku and Sujud and testifies to what he has not witnessed. He dislikes Haq and loves Fitna?"
The students of Imam Abu Hanifa replied:
"This persons situation is difficult, problematic and hard to solve."
In another version it is narrated that they replied:
"This person is very bad and these are characteristics are of a Kafir"
Imam Abu Hanifa replied:
"This persons situation is not difficult and these are not properties of a Kafir, as this is a person who doesn't wish or hope for jannat but wishes and looks forward to meeting Allah swt. He fears Allah swt and not the fire of hell (obviously he who fears Allah swt will refrain from all that is prohubited and do what is asked of him and thus will not need to fear Hell as he will be going into Jannat - Inshallah). he doesn't fear injustice and unfairness from Allah swt in His rule. He eats fish and crust[aceans?] (remember those do not have to be slaughtered). He reads salatul jannaza in which there is no ruku or sujud. He testifies that there is only One Allah swt (though he has not seen Him) and Muhammed sws is His Messenger. He dislikes haq which is death as it is certain. he loves his children, money, wealth and possessions as they are fitna.
After hearing this remarkable answer, the questioner stood up and kissed Imam Abu Hanifa's head and said:
"I bear witness that you are a receptacle for knowledge."
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This isn't cut and paste, i just typed it all so please read it haha!
Muhammed bin Mukatil relates taht a man approached Imam Abu Hanifa and asked him:
"What is your opinion regarding a person who does not hope for Jannat, who doesn't fear Allah swt and is not afraid of the fire of hell. He eats meat of animals not slaughtered according to religious requirements and observes prayers without Ruku and Sujud and testifies to what he has not witnessed. He dislikes Haq and loves Fitna?"
The students of Imam Abu Hanifa replied:
"This persons situation is difficult, problematic and hard to solve."
In another version it is narrated that they replied:
"This person is very bad and these are characteristics are of a Kafir"
Imam Abu Hanifa replied:
"This persons situation is not difficult and these are not properties of a Kafir, as this is a person who doesn't wish or hope for jannat but wishes and looks forward to meeting Allah swt. He fears Allah swt and not the fire of hell (obviously he who fears Allah swt will refrain from all that is prohubited and do what is asked of him and thus will not need to fear Hell as he will be going into Jannat - Inshallah). he doesn't fear injustice and unfairness from Allah swt in His rule. He eats fish and crust[aceans?] (remember those do not have to be slaughtered). He reads salatul jannaza in which there is no ruku or sujud. He testifies that there is only One Allah swt (though he has not seen Him) and Muhammed sws is His Messenger. He dislikes haq which is death as it is certain. he loves his children, money, wealth and possessions as they are fitna.
After hearing this remarkable answer, the questioner stood up and kissed Imam Abu Hanifa's head and said:
"I bear witness that you are a receptacle for knowledge."
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