One of the first teachers of Imam Malik was Shaykh ibn Hurmuz, he was a Mawla of Abu Hurayrah, kind of like how Imam Nafi was a Mawla to ibn ‘Umar. In this way he was employed by Abu Hurayrah. He also narrates many Hadith from him, and it is for this reason he was …
Al-Bayḥaqī narrated with his isnād that ‘Abd al-‘Azīz ibn ‘Abdillāh al-Uwaysī said: “Mālik ibn Anas (may Allāh have mercy on him) mentioned that some people shave their moustaches, and he said: ‘The one who does that should be beaten.’ The ḥadith of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allāh be upon him) about the moustache …
Companions = the Sahaba (may Allah be well pleased with them). Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Allah have Mercy upon him, would say, “The Companions of the Messenger of Allah, Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him, his family and companions, after the four caliphs – are the best of the people, and it is …
Shaykh Khatri Performs Wuḍūʼ from Jessica Rugg on Vimeo. “This video was recorded during a series of introductory Maliki Fiqh lessons taught by Shaykh Khatri at Ustadha Eiman Sidky’s home in the USA. It was filmed around the year 2000 and students have continued to benefit from it since. Credits: Host – Ustadha Eiman Sidky …
Jafar the son of Sulayman was the Abbasid (descendants of Abbas) governor of Madinah. Jafar flogged Imam Malik, to the point that they knocked him out cold. He was then carried outside in this state and was set up on a donkey to be paraded around Madinah. As soon as Imam Malik woke up and …
The collection and codification of Islamic law has historically been one of the most important, and challenging, tasks that the Muslim community has undertaken in 1400 years of history. To be considered a faqih (an expert in Islamic law – fiqh), one must have mastery of the Quran, the sayings of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, other sources of law, …
To begin, let us look at the root of the family knowledge and how it came to be that the family of Imam Malik became known as the family of the learned. Firstly, they were a very well off family at a time and thus money was hardly of concern for the most part of …
Quick facts concerning Imam Malik ibn Anas: 1} Imam Malik wrote out over 100,000 Ahadith. 2} Imam Malik compiled his most famous book al-Muwatta in 40 years. 3} Imam Malik started off with 10,000 Ahadith in the Muwatta, however he ended up putting 1,720 within it. 4} The book al-Muwatta was approved of by 70 …
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 …