News of Abu Hanifa and his companions

Translation

The book “Akhbar Abu Hanifa and His Companions” by Sheikh Al-Saymari is a book of biographies and classes that specializes in the biography of Abu Hanifa Al-Numan bin Thabit and the details of his personal and scientific life. It deals with his lineage, description, moral features, the beginnings of his jurisprudence, and his positions with the Companions and Followers, in addition to what was narrated about him of piety, asceticism, honesty, and generosity. It also includes news of his contemporaries, including caliphs and scholars, and mentions of what was mentioned in his praise and poetry praising him, as well as details of his death. The book aims to collect narratives and hadiths about Abu Hanifa to provide a comprehensive picture of his personality and his place in the Islamic heritage.