In the Muwatta’ of Imam Malik رحمه الله we find the following: Yahya related to me from Malik that he heard that Luqman the Sage made his will and counselled his son, saying, “My son! Sit with the learned men and keep close to them. Allah gives life to the hearts with the light of …
Anas ibn Malik narrated that the Prophet صلى الله عليه و آله و سلم said: “O Allah! Bestow on Madinah twice the blessings You bestowed on Mecca.” {Sahih Bukhari, Book #30, Hadith #109} Anas narrated that whenever the Prophet returned from a journey and observed the walls of Madinah, he would make his Mount …
Sufyan ibn Uyaynah said: “ Hadith are a pitfall except for the Fuqaha’ {Legal Jurists},” Imam Malik’s رحمه الله companion and friend `Abd Allah ibn Wahb رحمه الله said: “The meaning of every Hadith is a pitfall except for the Ulamah {scholars}, means that every memorizer of Hadith that does not have an Imam …
New online Maliki course: Fundamental Maliki Jurisprudence I “This thirteen-session online seminar will cover the rules that govern the basics of Islamic ritual worship according to the Qur’an and the prophetic Sunnah as interpreted in the school of Imam Malik ibn Anas. Topics to be covered: Learn the meaning of fiqh, the ruling of ritual …
Qadi `Iyad رحمه الله states in his Shifa’, in the chapter on visiting the Prophet صلى الله عليه و آله و صحبه وسلم, ” The consensus of the Muslims, is that we say that the site of the Prophet’s grave is the holiest site on earth….There is no dispute that the place of his grave is …
The Muhaddith, Abdullahi ibn al-Mubarak {May Allah have mercy upon him} said: “I was with Imam Malik {May Allah have mercy upon him} while he was relating Hadith to us and a scorpion stung him 16 times. Imam Malik changed color and grew ashen, however he did not even interrupt the Hadith of the …
Imam Shafi’i رحمه الله narrated: “When some of the people of desires {fitna makers} came to Imam Malik ibn Anas رحمه الله he said: ” As for me, then I am upon clear evidence from my Lord and my Deen. And as for you, then you are in doubt, so go to a doubter and argue with him.” …