How Imam Abu Hanifa changed an alcoholic by Dr. Hesham Awadi

Описание: How Imam Abu Hanifa changed an alcoholic by Dr. Hesham Awadi.

   • The Four Imams  
Your parents gave you birth
But your teacher gives you life

Imam Abu Hanifa said, I haven't stretched my legs out towards the house of my teacher, Hamamd whereas there were 7 streets separating both our houses. I did this out of respect for my teacher. {Imam Abu Hanifa by Imam Shami p268-269; Imam Abu Hanifa by Imam Shibli Numani, p32}

Imam Abu Yusuf (ra) said, I make dua for my teacher, Imam Abu Hanifa even before I make dua for my parents because I heard Imam Abu Hanifa saying that he makes dua for his teacher, Hammad even before he makes dua for his parents. {Imam Abu Hanifa by Imam Shami p156}

The Iraqi poet, Rassafi said,

The teacher is like a bights stars shining in societys sky, who guide the knowledge seekers to glory and greatness. Do not underestimate your indebt ness to your teacher. It equals to your parents and even more.Your wisdom comes from your teacher while your muscles and bones are from your parents.Allah has not commanded the people to learn without first making arrangement of divine teachers (the Prophets and the heavenly books).

A Persian poet said, Higher then the rank of the father is that of the teacher. As the former nourishes ones body while the later his soul

Imam Abu Hanifa loved his teacher, Hammad so much that when Imam Abu Hanifa had a son he named the child Hammad out of love for his teacher.

Habib Ahmed al-Mashur would never go upstairs to the upper floor if his sheikh was downstairs

Imam Abu Hanifa said, Treat your student with such sincerity and kindness that strangers are led to think they are your own children.{Imam Abu Hanifa by Imam Shibli Numani p67}

Imam ShafiI said:

The beloved fell ill, so I visited him

and I fell ill out of concern for him.

The beloved came to visit me

and I was healed by the sight of him.

{The Four Imams by Abu Zahra, p375}

Imam Abu Yusuf was a student of Imam Abu Hanifa for a period of 29 years They became so close and were so inseparable when the Imam fell ill on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr and Eid-ul-Adha, they would still not part from each other. When the Imams son died, he left the kafan and dafan in the hands of his neighbour and relatives in the fear that he would be deprived of the lessons of Imam Abu Hanifa which he will regret it for the rest of his life. {The Value of Time by Abu Ghuddah, p23}


I was never afraid with you as a guide,

Whatever you said I would always abide,

Even after being away for so many years,

Thoughts of those days bring forth tears,

You were like a friend, never a preacher,

A million thanks to you, my beloved teacher.

Imam Haddad (ra) said, Sit with the Awliya, drink in their barakah. {Sufi Sage of Arabia, p18}