Umm Salamah reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “If the ten days of Dhul Hijjah begin and one of you intends to sacrifice, let him not remove anything from his hair or skin.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 1977 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim Al-Nawawi said, “The scholars disagreed regarding one who …
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Ibn Abdul Barr reported: Abdullah ibn Abdul Aziz wrote to Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, encouraging him to isolate himself for worship and discouraging him from gatherings of knowledge. Malik wrote back to him, “Allah Almighty has distributed good deeds just as he has distributed provision. A man may have the way of …
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Malik reported: Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, was presented with a servant woman who had been struck by her master with a piece of fire or had been injured by it, so he ordered him to emancipate her. Source: al-Muwaṭṭa’ 2/403 Al-Shawkani said, “Malik, Al-Awza’i, and Al-Layth adhered to the opinion …
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Abu al-Zubayr reported: Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, was presented with a marriage which no one had witnessed but one man and one woman. Umar said, “This is a secret marriage and I do not permit it. If I had known of it beforehand, I would have stoned them.” Source: al-Muwaṭṭa’ 1136 …
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Abdullah ibn Nafi’ reported: Imam Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, was asked about the saying of Allah Almighty, “The Most Merciful rose above the Throne,” (20:5). The man said, “How is His rising?” Malik said, “The rising is acknowledged, its modality is unknown, and asking about it is an innovation. I see you …
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Nafi’ reported: Abdullah ibn Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, was not asked by anyone from his family to provide a newborn celebration but that he would perform it. He would perform a newborn celebration for his child by sacrificing a sheep for each boy and girl. Malik said, “The matter in which there is …
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Anas reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, as well as Abu Bakr and Umar, may Allah be pleased with them, would open the prayer by reciting, “All praise is due to Allah.” (1:1) In the narration of Muslim, Anas said: I did not hear any of them recite aloud, “In the name …
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Abu Sa’id reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “If one of you doubts his prayer and does not know how much he has prayed, whether three or four cycles (raka’at), then let him put aside his doubt and act upon what he is certain of; then, perform two prostrations …
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Ibn Abdul Barr reported: Ahmad ibn Hanbal, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “Al-Awza’i had opinions, Malik had opinions, Sufyan al-Thawri had opinions. Each of them had opinions, and it is all the same to me. Indeed, the proof is only in the narrations.” In another narration, Ahmad said, “Do not uncritically follow me, …
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Ibn Abdul Barr reported: Malik ibn Anas, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “It is not befitting for anyone with knowledge to give up learning.” Source: Jāmi’ Bayān al-‘Ilm 423 عن ابن عبد البر قال مالك بن أنس رحمه الله لا يَنْبَغِي لأَحَدٍ يَكُونُ عِنْدَهُ الْعِلْمُ أَنْ يَتْرُكَ التَّعَلُّمَ 423 جامع بيان العلم وفضله …
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Ibn Abdul Barr reported: Abu Hanifa, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “The stories and gatherings of the scholars are more beloved to me than a great deal of law, for they have the best manners and character.” Source: Jāmi’ Bayān al-‘Ilm 582 عن ابن عبد البر عَنْ أَبِي حَنِيفَةَ رحمه الله قَالَ الْحِكَايَاتُ عَنِ …
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Al-Zarkashi reported: Malik ibn Anas, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “Seeking the best option is nine tenths of knowledge.” Al-Baji said, “Istihsan, as applied by the Maliki scholars, means to seek the opinion that is based on the stronger of two indications in the text.” Source: al-Baḥr al-Muḥīṭ 2/97 عن الزركشي قَالَ مالك بن …
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Ibn Manadhir reported: I asked Abu ‘Amr ibn al-Ala’, may Allah have mercy on him, “For how long is it appropriate for a man to learn?” Abu ‘Amr said, “It is appropriate for him to learn his entire life.” Sufyan ibn ‘Uyaynah, may Allah have mercy on him, was asked, “Which people are most obliged …
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Al-Qadi Iyad reported: Al-Layth was sitting with Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, one day in the assembly of his students, when someone announced that elephants were walking nearby. All of the students of Malik left to look at them, except Al-Layth. Malik said to him, “Why have you not gone out to see …
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Ibn Wahb reported: Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “Knowledge is a light that Allah places wherever he wills. It does not consist of memorizing many narrations.” In another narration, Malik said, “Knowledge is not knowing many narrations. Verily, knowledge is only a light that Allah places in the hearts.” Source: Ḥilyat al-Awliyā’ 8987 …
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Ibn Abdul Barr reported: Malik ibn Anas, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “I am only a human being. I make mistakes and I am correct, so investigate my opinions. Whatever agrees with the Book and the Sunnah, take it. Whatever does not agree with them, abandon it.” Source: Jāmiʻ Bayān al-ʻIlm wa Faḍlihi …
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‘Imran ibn Muslim reported: Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “Acquire knowledge and teach people. Learn with it dignity and tranquility, humility for those who teach you and humility for those whom you teach. Do not be tyrannical scholars and thus base your knowledge upon your ignorance.” Source: Shu’ab al-Imān 1650 …
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Ibn Wahb reported: Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “Verily, when a man starts praising himself, his honor will disappear.” Source: Tārīkh al-Islām 2731 قال ابن وهب عن مالك رحمه الله قال إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ إِذَا ذَهَبَ يَمْدَحُ نَفْسَهُ ذَهَبَ بَهَاؤُهُ 2731 تاريخ الإسلام الذهبي الطبقة الثامنة عشرة تراجم هذه الطبقة على المعجم حرف …
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Ibn Kathir reported: Imam Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, was asked by Caliph Harun Rashid about evidence for the Creator. Malik said, “You will find evidence in the different languages, different voices, and different melodies.” Source: Tafsīr Ibn Kathīr 2:21 عن ابن كثير عَنِ الْإِمَامِ مَالِكٍ رحمه الله أَنَّ الرَّشِيدَ سَأَلَهُ عَنْ وُجُودِ …
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Abu Barzah reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, disliked sleeping before evening prayer or talking after it. In another narration, he said: The Prophet delayed the evening prayer until a third of the night had passed. He would recite in the dawn prayer sixty to a hundred verses. We would …
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