05 • Imam Malik ibn Anas
Not Every Narration is Acted Upon
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 …
Imam Malik’s Love for the Ahlul-Bayt
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 …
Imam Malik – The Scholar of Madinah
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, …
Excerpt from Forthcoming Book on Imam Malik
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 …
7 Quick Facts about Imam Malik
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 …
Sayings Concerning the Virtues of the Muwatta of Imam Malik
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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The Story of the Scorpion and Imam Malik
The Muhaddith, Abdullahi ibn al-Mubarak {May Allah have mercy upon him} said: “I was with Imam Malik {May Allah have mercy upon him} while he was relating Hadith to us and a scorpion stung him 16 times. Imam Malik changed color and grew ashen, however he did not even interrupt the Hadith of the …
Avoiding Arguments
Imam Shafi’i رحمه الله narrated: “When some of the people of desires {fitna makers} came to Imam Malik ibn Anas رحمه الله he said: ” As for me, then I am upon clear evidence from my Lord and my Deen. And as for you, then you are in doubt, so go to a doubter and argue with him.” …
Imam Malik and Wisdom
Imam Malik رحمه الله commented on Allah’s verse: He brings wisdom to whomever He will {Qur’an, Chapter 2:269} by saying: Indeed, it comes firmly to my heart {innahu layaqa`u fi qalbi} that “wisdom” means intelligence {fiqh} of Allah’s Religion, and a matter which Allah causes to enter into the hearts out of His mercy and …