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 narrated about the Prophet {Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him} had to be acted upon.”
{Siyar A’lam an-Nubala’ ~ The Lives of the Noble Figures}
~ May Allah bestow His Mercy upon them