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Find me and my music here:https://linktr.ee/filipholmSupport Let's Talk Religion on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/letstalkreligion Or through a one-time donation: https://paypal.me/talkreligiondonateAlso check out the Let's Talk Religion Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0ih4sqtWv0wRIhS6HFgerb?si=95b07d83d0254bTranslations of Tahawi from Arabic to Swedish by Khuder. Translation from Swedish to English by me (Filip Holm).Sources/Recomended Reading:Bedir, Murteza (2002). "An Early Response to Shafi'i: Isa b. Aban on the Prophetic Report (Khabar)". Islamic Law and Society. https://doi.org/10.1163/156851902320901170.Clarke, Abdussamad (translated by) (2021). "The Kitab al-Athar of Abu Hanifah". Turath Publishing.El Shamsy, Ahmed (2013). "The Canonization of Islamic Law: A Social and Intellectual History". Cambridge University Press.Gohlman, William E. (translated by) (1974). "The Life of Ibn Sina: A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation". State University of New York Press.Haider, Najam (2012). "The Origins of the Shi'a: Identity, Ritual and Sacred Space in Eighth Century Kufa". Cambridge University Press.Haider, Najam (2013). "Contesting Intoxication: Early Juristic Debates over the Lawfulness of Alcoholic Beverages". In Islamic Law and Society 20 (2013) 48-89. Brill. Hallaq, Wael (2004). "The Origins and Evolution of Islamic Law". Cambridge University Press. Hallaq, Wael (2009). "Sharia: Theory, Practice, Transformations". Cambridge University Press. Khan Nyazee, Imran Ahsan (translated by) (2000). "The Distinguished Jurist's Primer: Bidayat Al-Mujtahid Wa Nihayat Al-Muqtasid." Vol. 1-2. Garnet Publishing.Wyman-Landgraf, Umar F. Abd-Allah (2013). "Malik and Medina: Islamic Reasoning in the Formative Period". Brill.al-Tahawi's "al-Mukhtasar". Arabic version.Arabic citations:"محمد قال: أخْرنا ابو حنيفة عن حمّاد عنْ إبراهيم قال: (ما أَسْكر كَثِيرُه فقليله حرامٌ) خَطَأٌ من الناس، إنما أرَادوا السّكرُ حَرامٌ من كلِّ شراب" (Shaybani's Kitab al-Athar, section 843)"محمد قال: أخْرنا ابو حنيفة عن حمّاد قال: كنت أتقي النبيذ، فدخلْت على إبراهيم وهو يطعم، فطعمت معه، فاوتي قدحا من نبيذ، فلما رأى إبطائي عنه قال: حدّثني علقمة ، عن عبد الله بن مسعود رضي الله عنه أنه كان ربما طعم عنده ، ثم دعا نبيذ له تنبذه سيرين أم ولد عبد الله، فشرب وسقاني "(Shaybani's Kitab al-Athar, section 832)"محمد قال: أخْرنا ابو حنيفة عن حمّاد عنْ إبراهيم: أن عمر رضي الله عنه أتي بأعرابي قد سكر، فطلب له عذرا، فلمّا أعياه(لذهاب عقل) قال: احبسوه ، فإذا صحا فاجلدوه، ودعا بفضلة فضلت في إداوته، فذاقها فإذا نبيذ شديد تمنع ، فدعا بماء فكسره، (و كان عمر رضي الله عنه يحب الشراب الشديد) فشرب ، و سقى جلساءه، ثم قال: هذا اكسروه بالماء إذا غلبكم شيطانه.قال محمد: وبه نأخذ ، وهو قول أبي حنيفة رحمه الله تعالى."(Shaybani's Kitab al-Athar, section 835) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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