Thread by @imanmbadawi

Let’s have some #Hanafi fun.

Look closely. The Imams differed on what we call PEMDAS or order of operations. Based on the placing of the parentheses, the ‘answer’ changes.

Am I saying the Imams were masters of mathematical thinking? Yes.

Don’t believe me? Check out case two.

Here, the Imams agree on the outcome. Consider how they reached their conclusion.

The rule is, if the condition comes after the proclamation of divorce it alters the main statement.

Look closely to the reasoning. It’s mathematical — the disruptive property of multiplication.

Abu Hanifa was a businessman. He must have known math quite well.

What do you say about a man who combined mastery of Arabic, math, logic and fiqh, employing them all to understand revelation?

I say, he’s a genius.

Allah’s mercy be upon him and all the Imams.

Note, the words of the fuqahā are to be strictly adhered to when teaching, describing a mas’alah or giving a fatwa.

This was a fun exercise to highlight an important point.

The Imams employed dunyawi fields for ukhrawi purposes.

Today, we do the opposite. Reflect, deeply.

Note, in raj’ī divorce the legal effects of marriage remain. A man may pronounce divorce again in this period, however this is a non-Sunna divorce.

Abu Hanīfa’s reasoning is that a pronouncement of divorce isn’t valid under doubt and the default is the Sunna method.

والله أعلم