Imam ash-Shafi’i رحمه الله made the following 2 statements, “After the Book of Allah, there is no book on the face of the earth sounder than the book of Malik.” “No book has ever been placed upon the face of the earth that is closer to the Qur’an than the book of Malik.” {Tanwir al-Hawalik; …
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Allah says, “Glory be to You, we have no knowledge except what you have taught us. Verily, it is You who are, the All-Knower, the All-Wise.” {Qur’an ~ 2:32} ~ Imam Malik {May Allah have mercy upon him} said: “The limits and vastness of the earth are many and plentiful, and it is not possible …
Imam Malik {May Allah have mercy upon him} said: I know many Hadith and had a great deal of knowledge that I never spoke about nor did I mention it. And that was al ‘Ilm ul~Baatin, = the knowledge of the heart. {Kitab al-Muwafaqat fi Usul as-Shariah ~ The Reconciliation of …
Imam Malik studied under the teaching of Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq in Madinah and he used to say: ‘He was among the pious scholars who fear Allah.’ و قد أخذ عن الإمام جعفر الصادق رضي الله عنه الإمام مالك في المدينة و قال عنه : إنه كان من العلماء الزهاد الذين يخشون الله [Hilyatul’ Awliyah, Volume …
Shaykh al-Haytham ibn Jamil {May Allah have Mercy upon them} said: الإمام مالك أنه سئل عن ثماني وأربعين مسألة فقال في اثنين وثلاثين منها: لا أدري “I heard Imam Malik {May Allah have Mercy upon him} being asked about 48 questions and he replied to 32 of them by saying, ‘I don’t …
Imam Dar ul-Hijrah, Imam Malik ibn Anas {The Mercy of Allah be upon him} said: “Knowledge is not to be taken from four types of people: 1} A foolish person who openly acts foolish, even if he reports the most narrations; 2} an adherent of bid’ah who calls to his desires; 3} a person who …
Imam Malik (رحمة الله عليه) said, “I love to honour the Hadith of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and I do not read Hadith without wudu’.” This honour and respect of his also pertained to who he would or would not take Hadith from: It was said to Imam Malik, “Why don’t you take narrations …
“Abu Jafar had a very esteem place in knowledge among the scholars, both before and after the Caliphate. He was the main person who insisted upon Imam Malik to write the Muwatta. He once said, O Abu ‘Abdullah —> {Imam Malik}, today there is no one who is more knowledgeable on the face on …