The Order of Sources and Abū Ḥanīfah's Precedence in Codifying Fiqh

Answer

Further, by way of evidence, it is set down what the mode of thought and the method of derivation and extraction of Imam Abū Ḥanīfah and his companions were, and upon what principle he proceeded; of this it is said: [ar]فَقَدْ جَاءَ عَنْ أَبِي حَنِيفَةَ مِنْ طُرُقٍ كَثِيرَةٍ مَا مُلَخَّصُهُ أَنَّهُ أَوَّلًا يَأْخُذُ بِمَا فِي الْقُرْآنِ، فَإِنْ لَمْ يَجِدْ فَبِالسُّنَّةِ،…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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