In the history of thought literature of the modern period, it is observed that there has been an increase in the quantity of research on the Hanafī-Māturīdī tradition of thought in domestic and foreign studies. Following these positive developments, it is important to identify the missing links in the modern theological literature that have not been noticed or have not been sufficiently processed. In this study, Yahyā b. Abī Bekr al-Khanafī and his work entitled Muhtasar fī beyān al-i‘tikād are analysed. In terms of the dating of this work and its author, as a result of the comparison of the little information with other data, the earliest date of this work is between the 4th and 5th centuries AH. However, when we look at the author’s references to Abū Hanīfah and his disciples and Māturīdī in his work, his belonging to the Hanafī-Māturīdī tradition of thought comes to the fore. In this direction, an in-depth examination of the theory of faith, which is the main theme of the work, in comparison with Hanafī-Māturīdī theologians helps to form clearer opinions about both the author and the work. As a result of these analyses, it is understood that Yahyā b. Abī Bakr al-Khanafī was a scholar who was firmly rooted in the Hanafī-Māturīdī tradition and his work has the potential to represent the Hanafī-Māturīdī theological tradition. With this study, it is thought that an author and his work, who is not known much in the Hanafī-Māturīdī tradition of thought since the modern period, can guide future studies.