Intention & Surrender

There is a very fine line between intention and surrender. Intention is becoming clear on what we want, whilst surrendering is trusting in the outcome. We live it everyday within Salat when we sincerely say – إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ ~ اهْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ ‘You (Allah) alone we worship, You alone we ask for help. …

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The Duty of a Student

Imam Malik ibn Anas, Allah have mercy upon him, said: “Most certainly, it is the duty of a student of knowledge to behave with dignity, tranquility, and reverence, and to follow the way of those who came before him.” (Related by Hafiz Yusuf ibn Abd al-Barr in his book – Jami’ Bayan al-‘Ilm wa Fadlihi)

The Light of Knowledge

Imam Malik ibn Anas, May Allah have mercy upon him, said: وَقَالَ أَحْمَد بْن صَالِح الْمِصْرِيّ عَنْ اِبْن وَهْب عَنْ مَالِك قَالَ : إِنَّ الْعِلْم لَيْسَ بِكَثْرَةِ الرِّوَايَة وَإِنَّمَا الْعِلْم نُور يَجْعَلهُ اللَّه فِي الْقَلْب . “Knowledge doesn’t consist of narrating many narrations, indeed, knowledge is but a light which Allah places in the heart.” …

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The Taslim in the Maliki School

Bismillah The opinion of Sidi Ahmad Dardir (rahimahullah) and he said: عشر: رد مقتد على إمامه مشيرا له بقلبه لا برأسه، ثم يسن رده على يساره وبه أحد أي من المأمومين أدرك ركعة مع إمامه ولو صبيا “And the eleventh (Sunnah) is that a follower (the person praying behind an Imam) reply toward the Imam …

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Imam Malik on Imam Ja’far al-Sadiq

The great and most famous scholar from the city of Madinah was Imam Malik ibn Anas: He took knowledge from Imam Jafar al-Sadiq and said: ‘Most certainly, Imam Jafar al-Sadiq was among the pious [Ascetic] scholars who truly fear Allah.’ و قد أخذ عن الإمام جعفر الصادق رضي الله عنه الإمام مالك في المدينة و …

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The Exalted Scholarship of Ibn Wahb – Imam Malik’s Favorite

This fact is so important to know. “Abdullahi ibn Wahb, Allah be pleased with him, once mentioned knowledge, to which Imam Malik in Anas, Allah be pleased with him, commented: “Truly, seeking extra knowledge is good, however, to study what is obligatory upon you from the beginning of your day to its end is far …

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