Shin azumi wajibi ne?

Tabbas, zan amsa tambayar ku bisa ga mazhabar Hanafi, a cikin hasken Alkur'ani da Sunnah. Azumi yana daga cikin ginshikai biyar na Musulunci kuma ibada ce farilla. Saboda haka, yana da wajibi ga duk wani Musulmi da ba shi da wani uzuri na shari'a ya yi azumi. Alkur'ani mai girma ya ce: "Ya ku waɗanda suka yi imani! An wajabta muku azumi kamar yadda aka wajabta wa waɗanda ke gabaninku, tsammaninku ku yi taƙawa." (Suratul Baqarah, Aya ta 183) Manzon Allah (tsira da amincin Allah su tabbata a gare shi) ma ya bayyana wajibcin azumi a cikin hadisai da dama. A misali, a cikin shahararren hadisi inda Jibrilu (a.s.) ya tambayi ginshikai na Musulunci, azumi ya zo a matsayin farilla. Saboda haka, yana da wajibi ga duk wani Musulmi wanda yake da hankali, ya kai shekarun balaga, kuma yana da ikon yin azumi, ya yi azumi a cikin watan Ramadan. Duk da haka, ga waɗanda ke da uzurori na gaskiya kamar su rashin lafiya, tafiya, daukar ciki, ko shayarwa, akwai rangwamen kamar jinkirta azumi ko bayar da fidiya. Mazhabar Hanafi tana da hukunce-hukuncen dalla-dalla don waɗannan yanayi.