Imam al-Bayhaqi related that Bishr ibn al-Harith al-Hafi {May Allah have mercy upon them} said: “Look at the person who has the most piety, chastity and purest earning from the people and then accompany him and do not sit with the one who will not help you upon your life in the hereafter.” {Shu’ab al-Iman …
Imam as-Shatibi al-Andalusi {May Allah have mercy upon him} said: العلـــم وسيلــــة من الوســـائل، ليس مقصوداً لنفسه من حيث النظر الشرعى، وإنما هو وسيلة إلى العمل، وكل ماورد فى فضل العلم فإنما هو ثابت للعلم من جهة ماهو مكلَّف بالعمل به… “Knowledge is merely a means and according to the perspective of the Law is …
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 …
Ibn al-Hajj al-Maliki {May Allah have mercy upon him} said: “If a woman demands her right to religious education from her husband and brings the issue to a judge, she is justified in demanding this right. It is her right that either her husband should teach her or allow her to go elsewhere to acquire …
Imam an-Nawawi said: “Praise be to Allah. Who singled out this nation with the science of Isnad, {this privilege} is shared by no other nation.” {Sharh Sahih Muslim} The Muhaddith, Abdullahi ibn al-Mubarak {May Allah have mercy upon him} said: “Isnad is part of this Deen {Islamic way of Life}, …
Sahnun said: “Ibn al-Qasim said to me: “If you desire this knowledge after me, then seek it with Ashhab.” {Al-Madkhal al-Wajiz fi Istilat Madhhab as-Sadat al-Malikiyyah by Ibrahim al-Mukhtar Ahmad ‘Umar al-Jabruti az-Zayla’i via Aisha Bewley} Sahnun wrote the Mudawanna and studied it with ibn al-Qasim. 30,000 + rulings.
Imam an-Nawawi {May Allah have mercy upon him} said: “Although the Sahaba and the elders of the first generation were superior to later day jurists {Fuqaha} and Mujtahid, yet they did not get an opportunity to compile and arrange their knowledge and its principles and branches. So, it is not proper to follow them …