06 • The Scholars of Madinah
Imam az-Zuhri
Imam Shafi’ narrated that Imam Malik said: “Whenever Imam ibn Shihab az-Zuhri entered the city of Madinah, no scholar would dare narrate a Hadith there until he left.” {Tarikh Dimashq, 55/331} If some may not know this. Imam Malik inherited ... Read More »
Leaving Madinah
Malik related to me from Hisham ibn Urwah from his father that the Messenger of Allah {Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him} said: “No one leaves Madinah preferring to live elsewhere, but that Allah will give it better ... Read More »
‘Abdullahi’s Tablets
‘Abdullahi Ibn Wahb, one of the students of Imam Malik {May Allah bestow His Mercy upon them}, said: “If I wanted to fill up my tablets {Alwaah} with Imam Malik’s statement ‘I don’t know’, I most certainly could.” {The Lives ... Read More »
The Scholar of Madinah
Abu Musa al-Ash’ari narrated that the Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه و آله و صحبه و سلم said: “People will go out from East and West in search of knowledge, and they shall find no one more knowledgeable than the ... Read More »
The Recitation of the People of Madinah is Sunnah
Sa’id bin Mansur reported to us that he heard Malik ibn Anas say: “The recitation of the people of Madinah is Sunnah.” He was asked, “The recitation of {Imam} Nafi’?” He replied, “Yes.” [The Mufti of Egypt] Al-Layth ibn Sa’id ... Read More »
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 ... Read More »
Shaykh Ibn Hurmuz
One of the first teachers of Imam Malik was Shaykh ibn Hurmuz, he was a Mawla of Abu Hurayrah, kind of like how Imam Nafi was a Mawla to ibn ‘Umar. In this way he was employed by Abu Hurayrah. ... Read More »
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 ... Read More »
The Reality of Fatwa
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 ... Read More »
