Hanafi

The Hanafi school or Hanafism is one of the four major schools of Islamic jurisprudence within Sunni Islam. It developed from the teachings of the jurist and theologian Abu Hanifa (c. 699–767 CE), who systemised the use of reasoning (ra'y). Hanafi legal theory primarily derives law from the Quran, the sayings and practices of Muhammad (sunnah), scholarly consensus (ijma) and analogical reasoning (qiyas), but also considers juristic discretion (istihsan) and local customs (urf).

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Salah (Prayers) . Hanafi

Are the prayers of Hanafi followers of Sunni Islam considered valid?

Amina Inloes, Amina Inloes is originally from the US and has a PhD in Islamic Studies from the University of Exeter on Shi'a hadith. She is the program leader for the MA Islamic Studies program at the... Answered 1 anno fa

Yes, insofar that they believe they are doing what is most correct.

Allah is not miserly.

Salah (Prayers) . Hanafi

Are the prayers of Hanafi followers of Sunni Islam considered valid?

Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi, Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to... Answered 1 anno fa

Followers of any Muslim sect e.g. Hanafi, Shafi'ee, Maliki, Hanbali are Muslims like the followers of other Muslim sects. Prayers must be like the prayers of the Prophet Muhammad (SAWA) as he said: Pray as you saw me praying صلّوا كما رأيتموني أُصَلّي

The most authentic narration about the the prayer of the Prophet (SAWA) is what Ahlul Bayt (AS) narrated because they lived with him day and night and got the full knowledge of Sunnah beside the meanings of Quran.

Wassalam.

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Islam . Hanafi . School

Why is it okay to pray 3 times a day in some types of Islam whereas in the Hanafi school one has to pray 5 times?

Mahmood Abu Maryam, Trying to make sense of it all... Answered 5 anni fa

Perhaps you are referring to the practice in the Shia community of combining the Zuhr and Asr prayers and the Maghrib with Isha prayers.

This is considered permitted on account of abundant evidence in the Islamic sources that the Prophet (s) had combined these prayers without any special reason.

You can read more about this topic here:

https://www.al-islam.org/articles/laws-and-practices-why-do-shiah-combine-prayers

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Hanafi . Woman . Salah (Prayers) . Menstruation (Haidh)

I am a Hanafi female who often has much discharge including while performing prayers. In such a situation, can I continue to complete the prayers or do I have to cleanse and pray again?

Your prayer is valid and you do not need to pray again. Cleaning the area of the discharge is good but it is not a condition for validity of you Prayer. This is when the discharge is not blood. If it was blood which came out and made pats of your outer body Najis, then you need to wash and clean it.

Wassalam.