Excerpt from the up and coming book called the Jewels of Imam Malik: The name of the favorite teacher of Imam Malik was Shaykh ‘Abd ar-Rahman ibn Hurmuz {May Allah have mercy upon him} He was from the Tabi’in because he studied and met with some of the most famous among the Sahaba, he loved …
Ahmad ibn Salih {May Allah have mercy upon him} said: “I do not know of anyone more giving to sifting narrators and people of knowledge than Malik, and I do not know of him narrating from anyone about whom there was something. He narrated from a whole people none of whom are to be abandoned.” …
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 …
Imam Malik {May Allah have mercy upon him} said: “I know many sayings of the Prophet Muhammad {Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him} and had a great deal of knowledge that I never spoke about nor did I even mention it. And that was the knowledge of the heart.” {Kitab al-Muwafaqat fi Usul …
Excerpt from the up and coming book called the Jewels of Imam Malik: Bismillah. Let us look at the root of the family of knowledge and how it came to be that the family of Imam Malik became known as the family of the learned. Firstly, one must know that Imam Malik’s great grandfather was …
“It was said to Imam Malik: “Did you ever see Abu Hanifah?” He said: “Yes, I saw a man of such caliber that if he claims that this pillar is made of gold, he will prove it to you”. قيل لمالك: هل رأيت أبا حنيفة؟ قال: نعم. رأيت رجلا لو كلمك في هذه السارية أن …
There was one person of Asceticism {Zuhd} who once wrote a letter to Imam Malik saying: “You need to be more from the people of Zuhd! You need to start praying more at night, you need to start dressing down and you need to be known more for your fasting.” Imam Malik {May Allah have …