In light of the recent youtube video of a lecture given by Mumtaz ul-haq on the Hanafi Fiqh Channel I felt it necessary to gather some of the statements of Abu Hanifah as well as his students and early hanafi scholars as well as other greats of the ummah clarifying the correct stance on the issue of Allaah's Loftiness.To start with we will mention the statements of Abu Hanifah himself whom they claim to blindly follow in fiqh but have turned their back on in the al-fiqh al-akbar the greatest knowledge that of what one is obligated to believe as a muslim.
Abu Muti' Al-Balkhi reported:"I asked Imaam Abu Hanifah about a person who says, 'I do not know whether my Rubb is, above the heavens or on earth?' Abu Hanifah, may Allaah grant him His mercy, said: 'A person who makes such a statement becomes an apostate because Allaah, the Exalted says, 'The Merciful has ascended above the 'Arsh, and the 'Arsh of Allaah is above His heavens'. I further asked Abu Hanifah, 'What if such a person admits, Allaah is above His 'Arsh, but exclaims, I do not know whether His 'Arsh is above the heavens or on earth'. Abu Hanifah responded: 'If he denies that the 'Arsh is above the heavens, he is an apostate." If the person apostatizes by saying that he did not know where is the 'Arsh of Allaah, then by right a person who denies the Loftiness of Allaah altogether is definitely worse than an apostate.
The following are some resources for those who wish to familiarize themselves with the creed of Abu Hanifah as well as the other three great leaders of the sunni fiqh schools.
In Urdu
http://www.islamhouse.com/p/26219
In English
http://www.salafitalk.net/st/viewmessages.cfm?Forum=6&Topic=5229
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