Imam Abu Hanifa (R.A.)

"If you learned the sacred knowledge for the sake of this world, then the knowledge will be never rooted in your heart."

"For the attainment of knowledge satisfaction is useful and satisfaction is not gained by increasing information but by decreasing it."

"It is unlawful for any person to accept my view without knowing the source from where we got them."

"When a hadith is authentic, then that is my madhab."

"If I ever say something that contradicts the book of Allah and the Prophet then leave my statement."

"‘Before we enter into a discussion on this question, tell me what you think of a boat in the Euphrates which goes to shore, loads itself with food and other things, then returns, anchors and unloads a…"

"Stick to the narrations and the way of the salaf and beware of newly invented matters for all of it is innovation."

"Difficulties are the result of sin. The sinful therefore does not have the right to lament when difficulties befall him."