Most of the Indian, Pakistanis are Hanafi, and Middle Eastern are Shafi and Hambli. Why is that? Did Mohammed Bin Qasim RA brought Hanafi beliefs to Indian sub continent when he came to sindh? JazakAllah Khair
Answer
We are not sure of the origin of the Hanafi school of thought in India and
Pakistan.
and Allah Ta’ala Knows Best
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
FATWA DEPT.