The highest chain that Imam Muslim, Abu Dawud and Nasai have is rubaai. So between them and the Messenger of Allah \u0635\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0639\u0644\u064a\u0647 \u0648\u0633\u0644\u0645\u00a0there will be 4 narrators in such\u00a0chains.<\/p>\n
The highest chain that Imam Shafee, Ahmed, Bukhari, Ibn Majah and Tirmithi have is thulathi, so between them and the Messenger of Allah \u0635\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0639\u0644\u064a\u0647 \u0648\u0633\u0644\u0645 there will be 3 narrators in such\u00a0chains.<\/p>\n
Imam Ahmed has over 300 thulathiyaah while Imam Bukhari only has 22 in his Saheeh. Ibn Majah has 5 while Tirmithi only narrates 1 in his Sunan. (These numbers are based on what reached us. An author could also have knowledge of certain high chains of narrations but may not have narrated them.)<\/p>\n
When we look at Imam Abu Hanifah<\/strong> we see that he and Imam Malik are the only ones amongst the Aimmah Arba\u2019ah that narrate Thunaaiyyaat (\u062b\u0646\u0627\u0626\u064a\u0627\u062a) i.e. where there are only 2<\/strong> narrators between them and the Messenger of Allah \u0635\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0639\u0644\u064a\u0647 \u0648\u0633\u0644\u0645. One should also note that\u00a0none of the authors of the Sihah Sittah have such a high chain.<\/p>\n All the muhadditheen agree that Imam Abu Hanifah saw Anas \u0631\u0636\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0639\u0646\u0647, therefore he is a tabe\u2019e. Many scholars are of the opinion that Imam Abu Hanifah have even narrated from some\u00a0Sahabah. Therefore he has wuhdaan (\u0648\u062d\u062f\u0627\u0646) narrations. Those chains where there is only 1<\/strong> link between the scholar and the Rasool of Allah \u0635\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0639\u0644\u064a\u0647 \u0648\u0633\u0644\u0645. They say he has narrated from Abdullah ibn Abi A\u2019wfa, Anas ibn Malik, A\u2019mr ibn Hirrith, Abdulah ibn Unais, Abdullah ibn Harith, Wathilah ibn Asqa\u2019 and Abu Tufail Aamir ibn Wathilah \u0631\u0636\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0639\u0646\u0647\u0645. Based on this opinion Imam Abu Hanifah will be the only one of these ten scholars who have wuhdaan hadiths.<\/p>\n If we take the opinion that states he did not narrate from these sahabah then he will still have a very high chain in many ahadith as no one denies that he was a student of many of the great tabe\u2019een.<\/p>\n From the books that have reached us with the ahadith of Imam Abu Hanifah we see that he has over 200 thunaaiyaat (<\/strong>\u062b\u0646\u0627\u0626\u064a\u0627\u062a<\/strong>)<\/strong>. In all of these ahadith there are only two<\/strong> links between him and the Rasool \u0635\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0639\u0644\u064a\u0647 \u0648\u0633\u0644\u0645.<\/p>\n We will give an example of the chains in a chart so one will see the clear distinction.<\/p>\n \u0627\u0628\u0648 \u062d\u0646\u064a\u0641\u0629 \u0639\u0646 \u0646\u0627\u0641\u0639 \u0639\u0646 \u0627\u0628\u0646 \u0639\u0645\u0631 \u0631\u0636\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0639\u0646\u0647\u0645\u0627 \u0642\u0627\u0644 \u0642\u0627\u0644 \u0631\u0633\u0648\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0635\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0639\u0644\u064a\u0647 \u0648\u0633\u0644\u0645 : \u0635\u0644\u0648\u0627 \u0641\u064a \u0628\u064a\u0648\u062a\u0643\u0645 \u0648\u0644\u0627 \u062a\u062c\u0639\u0644\u0648\u0647\u0627 \u0642\u0628\u0648\u0631\u0627.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u0627\u062e\u0631\u062c\u0647 \u0627\u0644\u062d\u0627\u0631\u062b\u064a \u0641\u064a \u0645\u0633\u0646\u062f\u0647\u00a0 \u0639\u0646 \u0639\u0644\u0627\u0646 \u0628\u0646 \u064a\u0639\u0642\u0648\u0628 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0644\u0627\u0641 \u0639\u0646 \u0639\u064a\u0633\u0649 \u0628\u0646 \u0639\u0628\u062f \u0627\u0644\u0631\u062d\u0645\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0631\u0628\u0639\u064a \u062b\u0646\u0627 \u064a\u062d\u064a\u0649 \u0628\u0646 \u0639\u0646\u0628\u0633\u0629 \u062b\u0646\u0627 \u0627\u0628\u0648 \u062d\u0646\u064a\u0641\u0629 # 142<\/p>\n
![\"2](\"https:\/\/www.fiqhulislam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/2-links.png\")
<\/a><\/p>\n