The entrance of Hanafi sect to Egypt and İmam Tahawi

In this study, the process of recognition and expansion of the Hanafi sect, which made the Iraqi fiqh understanding systematic, in Egypt and the fiqh methodology understanding of Tahawi, who played a special role in this process, was examined. In our study, an answer was sought for why Egyptians remained distant from Hanefism by adopting the Hejaz fiqh in a period when fiqh sects began to complete the formation process and why a change was experienced in this situation in favour of Hanefism in the period of Tahawi. Chronological order was followed between the sections of this study, which essentially examines a specific period regarding the history of fiqh. In the first section, the first representatives of Hanefism in Egypt and their relationship with other sects were emphasized. In the second section, the life and works of Tahawi, with whom we limited the first period Egyptian Hanefism, were discussed. In the third section, the views of Tahawi, who is the most powerful representative of the sect among the first period Egyptian Hanefism followers, on the fiqh methodology were mentioned. As a result of the study conducted, it was seen that Tahawi introduced Hanefism, which he generally abided by in methodology, to the Egyptians with the scientific language they were familiar with. Keywords: Fiqh, Hanafi Sect, Tahawi, Methodology