The Importance of Good Morals
Hafiz Abu Na’im al-Asbahani reported that Imam Malik ibn Anas {May Allah have Mercy upon them} said to a young boy from Quraysh: “O! Son of my brother, learn etiquette before you acquire knowledge.” مَالِكَ بْنَ أَنَسٍ ، يَقُولُ لِفَتًى مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ : يَا ابْنَ أَخِي ، تَعَلَّمَ الأَدَبُ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَتَعَلَّمَ الْعِلْمَ {Hilyatul’ Awliyah ~ The …
The Reality of Fatwa
Imam an-Nawawi {May Allah have mercy upon him} said: “Although the Sahaba and the elders of the first generation were superior to later day jurists {Fuqaha} and Mujtahid, yet they did not get an opportunity to compile and arrange their knowledge and its principles and branches. So, it is not proper to follow them …
The Virtues of Imam Malik’s Knowledge!
Ahmad ibn Salih al-Misri {May Allah have mercy upon him} said: “I do not know of anyone more giving to sifting narrators and people of knowledge than Malik, and I do not know of him narrating from anyone about whom there was something [cause for concern]. He narrated from a whole people none of whom …
The Profound Wisdom of Imam Malik!
Ahmad ibn Salih al-Misri and ‘Abdullahi ibn Wahb said that Imam Malik {May Allah have mercy upon them} said: وَقَالَ أَحْمَد بْن صَالِح الْمِصْرِيّ عَنْ اِبْن وَهْب عَنْ مَالِك قَالَ : إِنَّ الْعِلْم لَيْسَ بِكَثْرَةِ الرِّوَايَة وَإِنَّمَا الْعِلْم نُور يَجْعَلهُ اللَّه فِي الْقَلْب . “ Knowledge does not consist in narrating much. Knowledge is but …
The Dunya is Poisonous
‘Ali Ibn Abi Talib (radiya Allahu ‘anhu) wrote to Salman al-Farisi (radiya Allahu ‘anhu) saying, “The likeness of this worldly life (dunya) is that of a snake: soft to the touch, it will kill you with its poison. So turn away from what impresses you of it, since what stays with you is so little. …
Bowing in Martial Arts
Answered by Shaykh Ali Laraki al-Husaini Question: If one wants to train in an Asian Martial Art is it then permissible to bow, like it is done in Karate for instance? Answer: Assalamu alaikum This is a matter that has concern me as a karate student and teacher[1]. What is haram is to do ruku’. …
Taslim & Basmalah in the Maliki Prayer
Answered by Shaykh Hamza Maqbul Questions: Is it true that according to the Maliki madhhab, one only says salam at the end of the prayer when praying alone, by saying, “as-salamu `alaykum?” If so, what is the reasoning behind this? Also, does one say “bismillah,” and seek refuge from Shaytan before the recitation of the …
The Golden Chain
Imam al-Bukhari (رحمة الله عليه) said that the soundest of all chains of hadith transmission was “Malik, from Nafi’, from Ibn ‘Umar.” The scholars of hadith call it the Golden Chain, and there are eighty narrations with this chain in the Muwatta’. Imam Malik (رحمة الله عليه) composed al-Muwatta’ in the course of forty years, …