Imam Abu Amr Al-Awza’i {May Allah have mercy upon him} said: تعلم ما لا يؤخذ به, كما تعلم ما يؤخذ به “Learn that which will not be relied upon, just as you learn that which will be relied upon.” {Tarikh Ibn ’Asakir, 35/186} And he {May Allah have mercy upon him} said: عن الأوزاعي قال …
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, Layth bin Sa’d and Sufyan bin ‘Uyayna” and “When the scholars of knowledge are mentioned, Imam Malik …