Imam Abu Hanifa (RA) said, “Since the death of Hammad (RA), I have never performed a prayer without asking Allah to forgive him and my parents. I also seek forgiveness for everyone from whom I have acquired knowledge or to whom I have imparted knowledge.”
(Al-Baghdadi, al-Khatib, Tarikh Baghdad, vol. 13, p. 334, Dar al-Kutub al-Ilmiyyah, Beirut, 1425 AH.)
