Abdullah Kosteksky on Imam Abu Hanifa
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According to the authors of this work, Imam Abu Hanifa, may Allah be pleased with him, equated the faith of the Prophet Adam (peace be upon him) with the "faith" of the devil, as well as the faith of Abu Bakr with the "faith" of Iblis. Nothing more, nothing less. And after this, the devils in human form, who have taken it upon themselves to spread this lie, call for unity, brotherhood, and mutual understanding.
✍️ “399 — Ibrahim ibn Said told me: Abu Tawba told me — from Abu Ishaq al-Fazari, who said: “I heard Abu Hanifa say: ‘The faith [iman] of Iblis and the faith [iman] of Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, may Allah be pleased with him, are one.’ Abu Bakr said: ‘O Lord!’ And Iblis said: ‘O Lord!’”
📚 Source: “Kitabu-s-Sunnah”, 1/300
To reinforce this thesis, the editor of the book additionally cites another “athar” in the footnotes:
✍️ “Ya’qub al-Fasawi in the book “Al-Ma’ Rifa” [i.e., [2 p. 788] narrates from Abu Bakr al-Humaydi from Abu Salih al-Farra' in the following form: "Abu Hanifa said: 'The faith of [the prophet] Adam and the faith of [the devil] Iblis are one. Iblis said: 'My Lord! Because You have misled me...' [Al-Hijr, 39]. He also said: 'My Lord! Grant me respite until the Day when they will be resurrected' [Al-Hijr, 36]. And Adam said: 'Our Lord! We have wronged ourselves...' [Al-A'raf, 23]."
📚 Source: Kitab-us-Sunnah, 1/301
But Abdullah Kosteksky is silent about this. He “loves” Imam Abu Hanifa, but not enough to defend him from attacks, like Ibn Taymiyyah.