Shaykh Janun رحمه الله in his commentary on the book of Malik “Muwatta” mentioned what Qadi Iyad رحمه الله said: ” The Shuyukh of Imam Malik رحمه الله were 900 Shaykhs. 300 were from the Tabi’een and 600 from the Tabi Tabi’een. And Imam Malik says that ‘for thirteen years I was sitting from Fajr …
Shaikh Ahmad al-Nafarawi al-Maliki said in the commentary of Imam Abu Zaid’s Risala, “To shave the beard is without doubt haram according to all Imams”, it is also mentioned in ‘Tamhid’ which is a commentary of the Muwatta’ of Imam Malik that to shave the beard is haram and among males the only ones to …
Imam Malik رحمه الله said, “My mother would dress me up in the clothes of the scholars while I still was a young boy and she would tell me, ‘Go to the Masjid and seek knowledge from Imam ar-Rabiʿah رحمه الله , study his manners before you take from his knowledge.’” {This book in Arabic …
Imam Abu Hanifa (rahmatullahi ‘alayhi) said, “My eyes have never fallen on anyone faster in understanding, correct in answering, and examining as Imam Malik.” Imam al-Shafi’i (rahmatullahi ‘alayhi) said, “Knowledge is encompassed by three people: Malik bin Anas, al-Laith bin Sa’ad and Sufyan bin ‘Uyaina.” and “When the scholars of knowledge are mentioned, Imam Malik …
The Messenger of Allah (salla Allahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said, “the time is drawing near when people shall beat their camels in pursuit of knowledge,and there shall be nobody more knowledgeable than the scholar of Madina.” – Sufyan ibn ‘Uyayna, Ibn Mahdi and others said they (clearly) understood this to be Imam Malik. Narrated by …
Answered by Shaykh Gibril F. Haddad Q. al-Qadhi ‘Iyadh is known to be a great sunni scholar, yet quiet recently a salafi brother pointed out that in his book “Tadreeb al-Madarik”, al-Qadhi quotes a narration from Imam Maalik who rejected sufism. This confused me deeply and I wanted to know if you could clarify this …
[part one] Published on March 22, 2008 Asalamu alaykum, Undoubtedly a lot of us [Malikis] have been confronted with this question many times. Such question are important and, if answered correctly, can foster a greater sense of tolerance, love and appreciation for one another. However, some like to insist that there is “no dalil” for …
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