Imam Malik’s Status in the Eyes of the Scholars Leave a Comment / Quotes from Imāms of Islām / By admin Ahmad ibn al-Khalil said that he heard Ishaq ibn Ibrahim say: “When Imam Sufyan ath-Thawri, Imam Malik and Imam al-Awza’i agree on a matter, it is Sunnah, even if there is no text on it.” {Tadhkiratul’ Huffaz} May Allah have mercy upon them ^ May Allah have mercy upon them.