Imam Sufyan ath-Thawri رحمه الله entered into a gathering of Imam Malik’s رحمه الله and was amazed at the respect they gave the Imam. Imam Sufyan رحمه الله then recited: يأبى الجواب فلا يراجع هيبة والسائلون نواكس الأذقان أدب الوقار وعز سلطان التقى فهو المهيب وليس ذا سلطان ” He refuses to answer, will not return {an answer} out of awe{of Allah}. …
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 …
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 Malik رحمه الله commented on Allah’s verse: He brings wisdom to whomever He will {Qur’an, Chapter 2:269} by saying: Indeed, it comes firmly to my heart {innahu layaqa`u fi qalbi} that “wisdom” means intelligence {fiqh} of Allah’s Religion, and a matter which Allah causes to enter into the hearts out of His mercy and …
Shaykh Janun رحمه الله in his commentary on the book of Malik “Muwatta” mentioned what Qadi Iyad رحمه الله said: ” The Shuyukh of Imam Malik رحمه الله were 900 Shaykhs. 300 were from the Tabi’een and 600 from the Tabi Tabi’een. And Imam Malik says that ‘for thirteen years I was sitting from Fajr …
Shaikh Ahmad al-Nafarawi al-Maliki said in the commentary of Imam Abu Zaid’s Risala, “To shave the beard is without doubt haram according to all Imams”, it is also mentioned in ‘Tamhid’ which is a commentary of the Muwatta’ of Imam Malik that to shave the beard is haram and among males the only ones to …
Imam Yusuf Ibn `Abd al-Barr al-Andalusi رحمه الله said that Imam Malik was the first who compiled a book formed exclusively of sound narrations. Qadi Abu Bakr رحمه الله said: “The Muwatta’ of Imam Malik رحمه الله is the first foundation and the core, while Imam al-Bukhari’s book is the second foundation in this respect. …
Imam Malik رحمه الله said, “My mother would dress me up in the clothes of the scholars while I still was a young boy and she would tell me, ‘Go to the Masjid and seek knowledge from Imam ar-Rabiʿah رحمه الله , study his manners before you take from his knowledge.’” {This book in Arabic …
Imam Abu Hanifa (rahmatullahi ‘alayhi) said, “My eyes have never fallen on anyone faster in understanding, correct in answering, and examining as Imam Malik.” Imam al-Shafi’i (rahmatullahi ‘alayhi) said, “Knowledge is encompassed by three people: Malik bin Anas, al-Laith bin Sa’ad and Sufyan bin ‘Uyaina.” and “When the scholars of knowledge are mentioned, Imam Malik …