Question
What is the evidence that the Hanafis relied on both Hadith and the Quran, and not just the Quran?
Answer
I say, and with God's help: The burden of proof is on the claimant. It is appropriate to ask how it is possible for someone to accuse the doctrines of the Sunnah and the scholars of the Sunnah of being misguided, especially the Hanafi school, which the majority of Muslims and most countries have followed throughout history. Is it conceivable that Muslims were misguided? Is it conceivable that the scholars of the nation would abandon the Hadith of the Prophet, peace be upon him? Is it conceivable that there could be a school of thought and jurisprudence without Hadith? We ask God for well-being, and God knows best.