Imam Ahmed
Imam Ahmads birth/death year?
164 A.H. - 241 A.H
Birth/death year of Imam Shafii?
150 A.H. - 204 A.H
Abu Hanifas birth/death year?
80 A.H. - 150 A.H
Who approached Imam Malik on behalf of imam Shafii?
The governor of Madina
who is the Imam of AhlusSunnah wal Jamaa'ah?
Imam Ahmed
Imam Ahmad said he never wrote a hadith except he acted upon it. What was the example he gave?
He learned the Prophet got cupped (hijamah) and paid for it 1 dinar. So he went and did the same
Imam Shafii's actual name?
Muhammad bin Idrees
Abu Hanifas actual name?
al-Nu'man bin Thabit
Imam Maliks birth/death year?
93 A.H. - 179 A.H
What are the conditions of what makes someone a Sahabi?
They met the Prophet, Believed in him, and Died as Muslims.
Imam Ahmad memorized ألف ألف hadith. How much is that?
1 Million
Before turning to Fiqh and Hadith, what science was Imam Shafii an expert in?
Arabic and Poetry
Did Abu Hanifa narrated hadith from some Sahabah. True or False?
False; although he saw some Sahabah.
Imam Maliks book is called? And why did he call it that?
Muwatta. Named because it made hadith easy for people, OR, he was asked by the Ameer, OR due to the dream he saw.
Imam Shafii said, "If the scholars are mentioned then ______ is the guiding star". Who is that?
Malik
What was the inquisition (mihna) name and what were they doing during Imam Ahmads time? And what was Imam Ahmads stance?
The Mu'tazilah forced the people to accept that "The Qur'an is created" and Imam Ahmad believed it was the "Uncreated speech of Allah"
How many times did Imam Shafii recite the Quran in Ramadan?
60 times
What nationalities mostly follow Imam Abu Hanafa?
Indians and Pakistanis
What was the teaching method of Malik in hadith?
Students would read to him and he would not read to them but would correct them
The shortest chains of Hadith come by way of which Imam?
Imam Malik (he reports from Nafi who reports from Ibn Umar, from the Prophet)
What was a change in Imam Ahmads outlook after the inquisition?
He shunned all those Imams who did not take the correct stance and gave it
What was the name of the first book in Usool al Fiqh, written by Imam Shafii?
It was called al-Risala
Abu Hanifas 2 main students are?
Qadhi Abu Yusuf & Muhammad bin Hassan al Shaybaani
What are some things Malik would do before teaching hadith?
dress nicely, make wudu, use bukhoor to smell nice, and would sit down to teach
Where was Imam Malik’s grandfather from?
Yamen