Introduction. The Hanafi School is one of the four major schools of Sunni Islamic legal reasoning and repositories of positive law. It was built upon the teachings of Abu Hanifa (d. 767), a merchant who studied and taught in Kufa, Iraq, and who is reported to have left behind one major work, Al-Fiqh al-Akbar.Two of Abu Hanifa's disciples, Abu Yusuf (d. 798) and al-Shaybani (d. 805), compiled The difference between the Hanafi and Shafi'i schools comes from their developments. Shafi'i relies partly on Hanafi's dedication to personal opinion and jurisprudence while also incorporating Is it permissible for a Hanafi or Shafii to pray behind: A Salafi (Ghayr Muqallid) who is neither Ashari nor Maturidi in Aqaid? Ithna Ashari Shias? Answer: Wa Alaykum Assalam wa Rahmatullah wa Barakatuhu, In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful & Compassionate. Please also see the following in answer to your question: Here's something you might also find useful. It's about the originators of these different madhaheb. Abu Hanifah (Hanafi)'s school was based on a very deep understanding of the intention of Sharia. Ahmad bin Hanbal (Hanbali) placed more emphasis on the text, though of course he had his own opinions. Major figures in the definition of the salafi perspective and approach are Ahmad ibn Hanbal (d. 855), the founder of the Hanbali school, and Ahmad ibn Taymiyya (1263-1328). The fundamental concern of modern Salafiyya, who recognize that Muslim power and influence is in decline relative to the West, is the relationship between Islam and modernity. And we cross. examine and we can come with a conclusion. These are the scholars of Islam you cannot say just simply with a pen. No, I will not take from them anymore. I'm a Suna or an I'm Salafi. I'm super Salafi. I'm extremely Salafi. I'm screen dysphoria. You're following the wrong methodology. yusuf Al hanbali explains that Salafis aren't actually hanbali or athari. Show more. yusuf Al hanbali explains that Salafis aren't actually hanbali or athari. The major Sunni madhhabs are Hanafi, Maliki, Shafi'i and Hanbali. They emerged in the ninth and tenth centuries CE and by the twelfth century almost all jurists aligned themselves with a particular madhhab. What is the difference between Sunni and Ahle Hadees? Sunni and Salafi are two sects of Islam and Salafi are also known as ahle vfSEmQ.