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Life to the Hearts

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Beautiful Arabic Proverb “Whoever has no authority over him, Shaytan will be his authority.” ~ It is related in the Muwatta of Imam Malik ibn Anas, May Allah have Mercy upon him: Yahya related to me from Malik that he heard that Luqman al-Hakim, Peace be upon him, made his will and counseled his son, …

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The Ascencion of the Believer

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Shaykh Ahmad ibn Ajiba al-Maliki, May Allah have Mercy upon him, relates, ”The contemplative aspect of the Salat is highlighted by the fact that it is in the prayer that the believer meets his Lord, just as the Prophet, Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him, met Him in his Night Journey [al-Isra wal …

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Obligatory Knowledge

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“Abdullahi bn Wahb once mentioned knowledge, to which Imam Malik commented: “Truly, extra knowledge is good, however to study what is obligatory upon you from the beginning of your day to its end is better. And from the end of your day to the following morning, adhere to that and do not give preference to …

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The Vastness of the Earth

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Imam Malik {May Allah have mercy upon him} said: “The limits and vastness of the earth are many and plentiful, and it is not possible for anyone to gather all of the sayings of the scholars {in regard to law, etc}, and one who even tries to claim this; then his lie is not hidden …

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Imam Malik’s Hadiths

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Imam ash-Shafi’i made the following two 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 the earth that is closer to the Qur’an than the book of Malik.” {Tanwir al-Hawalik; Hilyatul’ Awliyah; …

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Actions Without Benefit

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‘Abdullah ibn ‘Umar, May Allah be pleased with him, said: “By Allah, if I fasted all day without eating, prayed all night without sleeping, spent all of my wealth in the Path of Allah, died the day I died, but had no love in my heart for those who obey Allah, and no distaste in …

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One Who Acts Without Knowledge

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Imam Hasan Al-Basri {May Allah send His Divine Mercy upon him} said: “One who acts without knowledge is like one who travels off the path; and the one who acts without knowledge corrupts more than he rectifies. So seek knowledge in a way that does not harm your worship, and seek to worship in a …

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Friendship With Allah

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Imam Jalal ad-Din as-Suyuti {May Allah have mercy upon him} relates that a certain visitor came to observe Imam Abu Hanifah {May Allah have mercy upon him} and saw him all day long in the Masjid, teaching relentlessly, answering every question from both the scholars and the common people, not stopping except to pray, then …

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Good News for ‘Ulama & Tullab

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Some good news for the ‘Ulama and Tullab al-‘Ilm. Hafizakum’Allah. Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Sa’id that Sa’id ibn al-Musayyib used to say: “Whoever prays on water-less, desolate land; an angel prays on his right and an angel prays on his left. When he calls both the Adhan and the Iqama …

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Whom to Take Hadith From

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[The student of Imam Malik] = Ibn Wahb said: “Imam Malik looked towards al-’Attan ibn Khalid and said: ‘It has reached me that you {al-‘Attan} take knowledge from this one.’ I said, ‘Of course.’ So Imam Malik said, ‘[I ask because] = We only take Hadith from people of Fiqh.’ Imam Malik then said: ‘I …

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