According to the majority of scholars Imam Abu Hanifa was a ta'biee. Hafiz ibn hajar quotes he saw 8 companions whereas Sahib-e-ikmaal says 26.
The difference is in the number of companions but he was a Ta'bieen.
According to the majority of scholars Imam Abu Hanifa was a ta'biee. Hafiz ibn hajar quotes he saw 8 companions whereas Sahib-e-ikmaal says 26.
The difference is in the number of companions but he was a Ta'bieen.
I read their book munad imam azam in which he directly narrated 9 hadith from diffrrent sahabi. And 2 of it frm famous sahabi. Anas ibne malik r.a and all hadith narrated are saheeh. So definetly he wre a tabi'e