Hanafi School

1 The Hanafi school of Islamic jurisprudence is named after:
(a) Imam Malik ibn Anas (b) Imam al-Shafi’i
(c) Imam Abu Hanifah (d) None of these

2 What is the Hanafi school?
(a) A major Sunni school of Islamic jurisprudence (b) A Hadith collection
(c) A Quranic chapter (d) None of these

3 Imam Abu Hanifah is traditionally known by which name?
(a) Ahmad ibn Hanbal (b) Nu’man ibn Thabit
(c) Muhammad ibn Isma’il (d) None of these

4 Imam Abu Hanifah is generally associated with which city?
(a) Madinah (b) Cairo
(c) Damascus (d) None of these

5 Which city was a major center of Imam Abu Hanifah’s scholarly activity?
(a) Kufa (b) Cordoba
(c) Delhi (d) None of these

6 Which of the following is a foundational source used by the Hanafi school?
(a) Local custom alone (b) The Quran
(c) Personal preference alone (d) None of these

7 Which source records the Prophet’s sayings, actions, and approvals?
(a) Qiyas (b) Ijma
(c) Sunnah (d) None of these

8 Which legal method is associated with analogy in the Hanafi school?
(a) Tajwid (b) Hijrah
(c) Adhan (d) None of these

9 Which juristic method is especially associated with discussions of Hanafi legal reasoning?
(a) Istihsan (b) Qira’at
(c) Isnad (d) None of these

10 What is Istihsan commonly translated as in jurisprudential discussion?
(a) Consensus (b) Juristic preference
(c) Migration (d) None of these

11 Which of the following is a major Sunni legal school alongside the Hanafi school?
(a) Umayyad (b) Abbasid
(c) Maliki (d) None of these

12 Which scholar is traditionally regarded as a leading student of Imam Abu Hanifah and an important transmitter of Hanafi jurisprudence?
(a) Imam Muslim (b) Imam al-Nasa’i
(c) Imam al-Bukhari (d) None of these

13 Which scholar was a major early transmitter and systematizer of Hanafi legal doctrine alongside Abu Yusuf?
(a) Muhammad ibn al-Hasan al-Shaybani (b) Imam al-Tirmidhi
(c) Imam Ibn Majah (d) None of these

14 Which judge and jurist was a prominent student of Imam Abu Hanifah and served as chief judge under the Abbasid caliph Harun al-Rashid?
(a) Imam Malik ibn Anas (b) Abu Yusuf
(c) Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal (d) None of these

15 Which statement about the Hanafi school is correct?
(a) It rejects all forms of legal reasoning (b) It uses only local custom as evidence
(c) It developed a structured jurisprudential tradition based on recognized sources and methods (d) None of these

16 Which region has historically had a strong Hanafi presence?
(a) South Asia (b) Only the Iberian Peninsula
(c) Only western France (d) None of these

17 Which of the following countries has a historically significant Hanafi tradition?
(a) Malaysia exclusively (b) Pakistan
(c) Indonesia exclusively (d) None of these

18 Which legal school is associated with Imam Malik ibn Anas?
(a) Hanafi (b) Hanbali
(c) Shafi’i (d) None of these

19 Which of the following is a major source of Islamic law recognized in Hanafi jurisprudence?
(a) The Quran (b) Political popularity alone
(c) Unverified stories alone (d) None of these

20 Which term refers to scholarly consensus in Islamic legal theory?
(a) Qiyas (b) Ijma
(c) Ijtihad (d) None of these

21 Which term refers to the extension of a ruling to a new case based on a shared effective cause?
(a) Ijma (b) Isnad
(c) Qiyas (d) None of these

22 What is the Arabic term for the effective cause in legal analogy?
(a) Matn (b) Isnad
(c) Qiblah (d) None of these

23 Which statement about the Hanafi school and Hadith is most accurate?
(a) Hadith is irrelevant to Hanafi jurisprudence (b) The school rejects the Prophet’s Sunnah
(c) It uses no transmitted evidence (d) None of these

24 Which of the following is a major Hadith collection rather than a legal school?
(a) Hanafi (b) Maliki
(c) Shafi’i (d) None of these

25 Which statement about the Hanafi school and local custom is most accurate?
(a) Recognized custom may be considered in appropriate legal contexts, subject to relevant legal principles (b) Every custom automatically overrides foundational texts
(c) Custom is always forbidden as a consideration (d) None of these

26 Which term refers to the principles and methodology of Islamic jurisprudence?
(a) Fara’id (b) Usul al-Fiqh
(c) Tajwid (d) None of these

27 Which of the following is associated with the Hanafi school?
(a) Imam al-Bukhari as its eponymous founder (b) Imam al-Shafi’i as its eponymous founder
(c) Imam Abu Hanifah as its eponymous founder (d) None of these

28 Which statement about Imam Abu Hanifah is correct?
(a) He compiled Sahih Muslim (b) He founded the Maliki school
(c) He founded the Hanbali school (d) None of these

29 Which statement about Hanafi jurisprudence is most accurate?
(a) It developed through the scholarship of Imam Abu Hanifah and later jurists of the school (b) It was created by a modern government in the twentieth century
(c) It has no historical scholarly tradition (d) None of these

30 Which term is associated with following an established juristic authority or school?
(a) Ijtihad (b) Taqlid
(c) Qiyas (d) None of these

31 Which of the following is a topic studied within Hanafi Fiqh?
(a) Planetary classification (b) Mineralogy
(c) Rules governing prayer and commercial transactions (d) None of these

32 Which statement about differences between Hanafi and other Sunni schools is correct?
(a) They differ on every foundational belief (b) They use entirely unrelated religious sources
(c) They have no shared legal principles (d) None of these

33 Which of the following is a recognized Hanafi jurist from the early tradition?
(a) Abu Yusuf (b) Imam al-Nasa’i as the founder of the Hanafi school
(c) Imam Muslim as the founder of the Hanafi school (d) None of these

34 Which scholar is associated with the early development and systematization of Hanafi jurisprudence?
(a) Ibn Majah (b) Muhammad ibn al-Hasan al-Shaybani
(c) Al-Bukhari as the founder of the school (d) None of these

35 Which statement about Istihsan in Hanafi jurisprudence is most appropriate?
(a) It means rejecting all legal evidence (b) It is a form of Quranic recitation
(c) It is a recognized juristic method discussed under specific legal conditions (d) None of these

36 Which of the following is not one of the four major Sunni schools?
(a) Hanafi (b) Maliki
(c) Shafi’i (d) None of these

37 Which statement about the Hanafi school and Ijtihad is correct?
(a) Its juristic tradition includes disciplined legal reasoning (b) It rejects every form of reasoning
(c) It is unrelated to legal methodology (d) None of these

38 Which of the following best describes the relationship between Hanafi Fiqh and Usul al-Fiqh?
(a) They are two names for a Quranic surah (b) Usul al-Fiqh provides principles and methods for deriving practical rulings
(c) Usul al-Fiqh refers only to Hadith narrators (d) None of these

39 Which statement about the geographic spread of the Hanafi school is most accurate?
(a) It has never spread beyond Kufa (b) It is found only in one modern state
(c) It spread to various regions through scholarship, institutions, and historical developments (d) None of these

40 Which of the following regions has historically had a significant Hanafi tradition?
(a) The Balkans (b) Only the ancient Roman provinces of Italy
(c) Only the Iberian Peninsula (d) None of these

41 Which statement about the Hanafi school is correct?
(a) It is a legal school within Sunni Islam (b) It is a political dynasty
(c) It is a collection of Quranic chapters (d) None of these

42 Which term refers to a juristic opinion issued in response to a legal question?
(a) Isnad (b) Fatwa
(c) Qiblah (d) None of these

43 Which statement about the Hanafi school and the Sunnah is correct?
(a) The school considers the Sunnah irrelevant (b) The school recognizes no Prophetic reports
(c) The Sunnah is among the foundational sources considered in its legal reasoning (d) None of these

44 Which statement about Hanafi legal rulings is most accurate?
(a) Every Hanafi ruling is identical to every ruling in other schools (b) Hanafi jurists never disagree with one another
(c) The school contains no legal discussions of worship (d) None of these

45 Which term generally means an obligatory act in Hanafi legal terminology, with a technical distinction sometimes made between it and Fard?
(a) Wajib (b) Mubah
(c) Mustahabb (d) None of these

46 Which term generally refers to an act that is legally permissible?
(a) Haram (b) Mubah
(c) Fard (d) None of these

47 Which term generally refers to an act that is prohibited?
(a) Mustahabb (b) Mubah
(c) Haram (d) None of these

48 Which of the following is a recognized topic in the study of Hanafi jurisprudence?
(a) Only the history of the Abbasid army (b) Only Arabic poetry
(c) Only astronomy (d) None of these

49 Which statement about the Hanafi school is most accurate?
(a) It combines foundational sources with an established tradition of juristic interpretation (b) It rejects the Quran and Sunnah
(c) It is a modern political party (d) None of these

50 Which statement best summarizes the Hanafi school?
(a) It is a Hadith collection compiled by Imam Abu Hanifah (b) It is a major Sunni jurisprudential school associated with Imam Abu Hanifah and developed by generations of jurists
(c) It is a Quranic chapter revealed in Madinah (d) None of these

Answer Key

1 (c) Imam Abu Hanifah
2 (a) A major Sunni school of Islamic jurisprudence
3 (b) Nu’man ibn Thabit
4 (d) None of these
5 (a) Kufa
6 (b) The Quran
7 (c) Sunnah
8 (d) None of these
9 (a) Istihsan
10 (b) Juristic preference
11 (c) Maliki
12 (d) None of these
13 (a) Muhammad ibn al-Hasan al-Shaybani
14 (b) Abu Yusuf
15 (c) It developed a structured jurisprudential tradition based on recognized sources and methods
16 (a) South Asia
17 (b) Pakistan
18 (d) None of these
19 (a) The Quran
20 (b) Ijma
21 (c) Qiyas
22 (d) None of these
23 (d) None of these
24 (d) None of these
25 (a) Recognized custom may be considered in appropriate legal contexts, subject to relevant legal principles
26 (b) Usul al-Fiqh
27 (c) Imam Abu Hanifah as its eponymous founder
28 (d) None of these
29 (a) It developed through the scholarship of Imam Abu Hanifah and later jurists of the school
30 (b) Taqlid
31 (c) Rules governing prayer and commercial transactions
32 (d) None of these
33 (a) Abu Yusuf
34 (b) Muhammad ibn al-Hasan al-Shaybani
35 (c) It is a recognized juristic method discussed under specific legal conditions
36 (d) None of these
37 (a) Its juristic tradition includes disciplined legal reasoning
38 (b) Usul al-Fiqh provides principles and methods for deriving practical rulings
39 (c) It spread to various regions through scholarship, institutions, and historical developments
40 (a) The Balkans
41 (a) It is a legal school within Sunni Islam
42 (b) Fatwa
43 (c) The Sunnah is among the foundational sources considered in its legal reasoning
44 (d) None of these
45 (a) Wajib
46 (b) Mubah
47 (c) Haram
48 (d) None of these
49 (a) It combines foundational sources with an established tradition of juristic interpretation
50 (b) It is a major Sunni jurisprudential school associated with Imam Abu Hanifah and developed by generations of jurists