Category: The People of Madina

Imam Malik on Fatwas »

Imam Malik said, “It was not a part of people’s fatwas to say ‘This is halal and this is haram’, but they used to say, ‘I disapprove of this and would not do it myself,’ and people used to be content with that.” In another place, “They didn’t use to say ‘halal’ nor ‘haram’ except [...]

Keeping Quiet About Faults »

Imam Malik (rahimahullah) said: “I have met people here in Madina who had no faults of their own, but who spoke about other people’s faults, so people found fault with them. I also met here those with many faults but who kept quiet about other people’s fault, so other people kept quiet about theirs.” [al-Bajis [...]