The following was posted by sidi Rashad Ali in an online discussion regarding sadl (leaving one’s hands by the side while standing in the prayer) vs. qabd (placing the right hand over the left hand and/or wrist while standing in prayer): “The question which is interesting for me is that Sadl is described as mubah …
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 Malik {May Allah have Mercy upon him} said: I know many sayings of the Prophet {Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him} and had a great deal of knowledge that I never spoke about nor did I even mention it. And that was the knowledge of the heart. {Kitab al-Muwafaqat fi …
Imam Malik {May Allah Mercy of Allah be upon him} said: “Knowledge is not to be taken from four types of people: ❶ A foolish person who openly acts foolish, even if he reports the most narrations; ❷ an adherent of bid’ah who calls to his desires; ❸ a person who lies, even …
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 …