Post by hafeezanwar on Mar 28, 2016 10:13:00 GMT
The women should also be allowed to marry at least two men?
How he got his patronymic Abu Hanifa?
Once some women asked him, “As per Islamic law the men are allowed to marry four women, so the women should also be allowed to marry at least two men?” Abu Hanifa could not reply the question of the women at the same moment, so he told them that he would reply later. He came back to his house with great worry and trouble due to the above question,asked by the women.
When his daughter Hanifa saw him in that condition she asked him the reason of his worry.
When his daughter came to know the details, she told her father that she will reply the question of the women ,but should use her name as his patronymic name as Abu Hanifa. He promised to do so. She called the women before her. When the women came there, she gave a cup to each woman and told them to put some milk in that cup. When they put the milk in the cups Hanifa mixed the milk of each cup into another big cup. Then she told the women to take back their milk into their cups. They replied that it is impossible.
Hanifa explained them, “If they have children after marriage with two husbands, how then they will recognize who is the father of the child.” After hearing the answer the women were greatly surprised. They got the correct reply of their question and from that day, Imam’s name was called as Abu Hanifa. Allah gave fame to his patronymic name than his original old name.
From Muslim Saints and Mystics by Farid uddin Attar
Translated by Mohammed Abdul Hafeez
Hyderabad, India.
How he got his patronymic Abu Hanifa?
Once some women asked him, “As per Islamic law the men are allowed to marry four women, so the women should also be allowed to marry at least two men?” Abu Hanifa could not reply the question of the women at the same moment, so he told them that he would reply later. He came back to his house with great worry and trouble due to the above question,asked by the women.
When his daughter Hanifa saw him in that condition she asked him the reason of his worry.
When his daughter came to know the details, she told her father that she will reply the question of the women ,but should use her name as his patronymic name as Abu Hanifa. He promised to do so. She called the women before her. When the women came there, she gave a cup to each woman and told them to put some milk in that cup. When they put the milk in the cups Hanifa mixed the milk of each cup into another big cup. Then she told the women to take back their milk into their cups. They replied that it is impossible.
Hanifa explained them, “If they have children after marriage with two husbands, how then they will recognize who is the father of the child.” After hearing the answer the women were greatly surprised. They got the correct reply of their question and from that day, Imam’s name was called as Abu Hanifa. Allah gave fame to his patronymic name than his original old name.
From Muslim Saints and Mystics by Farid uddin Attar
Translated by Mohammed Abdul Hafeez
Hyderabad, India.