The student of Imam Malik, ‘Abdullahi ibn Wahb {May Allah have mercy upon them} said: When Imam Malik {May Allah have mercy upon him} issued a legal ruling, he would say: “We deem it not but conjecture and we are, by no means, sure.“ {Qur’an ~ 45:32} ~ Imam Malik {May Allah have mercy upon …
Imam Shafi’ narrated that Imam Malik said: “Whenever Imam ibn Shihab az-Zuhri entered the city of Madinah, no scholar would dare narrate a Hadith there until he left.” {Tarikh Dimashq, 55/331} If some may not know this. Imam Malik inherited all of Imam Zuhri’s books and notes after his teacher’s death. Ma sha Allah. May …
Imam as-Shatibi al-Andalusi {May Allah have mercy upon him} said: العلـــم وسيلــــة من الوســـائل، ليس مقصوداً لنفسه من حيث النظر الشرعى، وإنما هو وسيلة إلى العمل، وكل ماورد فى فضل العلم فإنما هو ثابت للعلم من جهة ماهو مكلَّف بالعمل به… “Knowledge is merely a means and according to the perspective of the Law is …
It is reported that Sayyiduna ʻUthman bin ʻAffan (Allah be pleased with him) once addressed the people in a sermon. He praised Allah, then said: O people! Fear Allah and obey Him, for piety is a valuable prize. Verily the most intelligent person is he who takes account of himself and works for what comes …
Malik related to me from Hisham ibn Urwah from his father that the Messenger of Allah {Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him} said: “No one leaves Madinah preferring to live elsewhere, but that Allah will give it better than him in place of him.” وَحَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّ …
‘Abdullahi ibn Masud said concerning Caliph ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab: “Whatever path ‘Umar chose, we found it easy to follow.” Umm al-Mu’minin Aisha said: “In regard to the Sunnah of the Prophet, Umar was the most knowledgeable.” The same was said concerning Ibn ‘Umar. If one would like to read some of the stories of the …
Yahya related to me from Malik from Zayd ibn Aslam from his father that Umar ibn al-Khattab used to pray as much as Allah willed in the night until at the end of the night he would wake his family for the prayer. He used to say to them, “The prayer, the prayer.” Then he …
One of the top students of Imam Malik named ibn Wahb {May Allah have mercy upon them} said: “If it were not for Imams Malik and al-Layth, the people would have gone astray. If it were not for Imams Malik and al-Layth, I myself would of been destroyed, because I used to think that everything …