Quick facts concerning Imam Malik ibn Anas:
1} Imam Malik wrote out over 100,000 Ahadith.
2} Imam Malik compiled his most famous book al-Muwatta in 40 years.
3} Imam Malik started off with 10,000 Ahadith in the Muwatta, however he ended up putting 1,720 within it.
4} The book al-Muwatta was approved of by 70 scholars of Madinah.
5} Imam Malik is within the strongest chain of narration, known as the Golden Chain or Silsilah ad-Dhahabiyyah. There are 80 of these narrations within the Muwatta.
6} Imam Malik knew someone by the name of Abdul Aziz[1] who also had a book named al-Muwatta, but only the Imam’s became famous.
7} Imam Malik lived through the rule of over a dozen different Caliphs.
May Allah be well pleased with him.Footnote:
[1] The full name of Abdul Aziz was Abdul Aziz ibn Abdullahi ibn Abi Salma, another student of Ibn Hurmuz and Allah always knows best.—Originally posted by Ustadh Luqman al-Andalusi on the Maliki Madhhab Facebook group.
[1] The full name of Abdul Aziz was Abdul Aziz ibn Abdullahi ibn Abi Salma, another student of Ibn Hurmuz and Allah always knows best.—Originally posted by Ustadh Luqman al-Andalusi on the Maliki Madhhab Facebook group.