Dear Mufti, is it da?eef (weak) or sahih Hadith. Among my Ummah, there will come a man called Abu Hanifa. On the Day of Resurrection, he will be the light of my Ummah Another hadith ash-Sharif states: “A man named Numan ibn Habit and called Abu Hanifa will appear and will revive Allah ta’ala’s Religion and my Sunnah.” And another one states: “In every century, a number of my Ummah will attain to high grades. Abu Hanifa will be the highest of his time.” These three Ahadith are written in the book Mawdua’at al-‘Uloom and in Durr-al-mukhtaar. This hadith ash-Sharif is also well known: “Among my Ummah, a man called Abu Hanifa will appear. There is a beauty spot between his two shoulder blades. Allahu ta’ala will revive His Religion through his hand.” These two Ahadith are recorded in “Durr al-Mukhtar.”
The first Hadith quoted is recorded in Durr Mukhtaar, however, this
narration is not authentic. (Shaami vol.1 pg.53; HM Saeed)
There are many authentic books authored on the biography of Imaam Abu Hanifa
(RA). Some are: a) Tabeedu Saheefa by Allaamah Suyooti (RA), b) Al-Intisaar
lil Imaamul Aimmatul Umsaar by Ibn Jawzi (RA), c) Khayraatul Hisaan by
Allaamah ibn Hajar Makki (RA).
We are unable to locate the other narrations.
and Allah Ta’ala Knows Best
Mufti Ebrahim Desai