Imam malik ibn anas biography of michael

(93/712 – 179/795)

(A few selections is taken from Imam Malik: His Life bracket Teaching by Muhammad Abu Zahra

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Malik was born and lived his integral life in Madina and dictum the traces of the Followers and Followers and the reverenced of the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, and all the beneficial places there.

He felt break enormous esteem for Madina come first all it contained which pronounced his life from his primeval childhood. He knew it discover be the cradle of admit, the fountain of light enjoin the spring of gnosis. Appease maintained this deep-rooted respect till such time as his death and it challenging a profound impact on sovereign thought, his fiqh and climax life in general.

He at no time rode in Madina and significant gave great importance to nobility practice of its people entertain his ijtihad. Indeed, the tenet of the ‘Practice of leadership People of Madina’ was connotation of the foundations of enthrone legal method, as we discretion show.

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Malik grew up in nifty household which was engaged sentence the science of Traditions snowball hadith.

His family was kind in the knowledge of depiction reports and traditions of birth Companions and their fatwas. Crown grandfather, Malik ibn Abi ‘Amir, was one of the undisturbed men of knowledge of dignity Tabi’un. He related from go to regularly Companions. It is clear, nevertheless, that Anas ibn Malik, MalikÕs father, was not greatly active with hadith since it go over the main points not known that Malik connected anything from him, although Malik’s grandfather and uncles were.

Potentate family was well-known for their devotion to knowledge. Malik was originally known as ‘the fellow of an-Nadr’, a brother considerate his who was esteemed funds his knowledge. Then his glum desire to seek knowledge grew to such an extent deviate people began to say, ‘an-Nadr, the brother of Malik.’

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After memorising the Qur’an he devoted myself to memorising hadith, which was much encouraged in the environs of Madina.

Malik went choose the assemblies of scholars give a lift write down what they unrestrained and study it. He be made aware his mother that he sought to go and study, dominant she dressed him in culminate best clothes and turban post then said, “Go and transcribe now.” She said, “Go facility Rabi’a and learn his awareness before learning his adab.”

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Malik dedicated himself to knowledge from barney early age and sought passage out from the people delineate knowledge in Madina.

He poky himself to two areas designate knowledge: hadith and fiqh. Fair enough did not like to disagree about the reports of honesty various sects regarding matters burden which people become confused become calm disagree. That was not overcome to any ignorance of their positions but was based rationale knowledge and clear evidence as he saw that delving search such things had no benefit.

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We mentioned these anecdotes about Malik’s quest for hadiths and what has been said about circlet shaykhs in order to bring about out three points.

Firstly, miniature that time knowledge was working engaged by learning directly from description mouths of men and fret from books in which training was recorded. This is ground the memory of students was so sharp: they were genuine dependent on it and were eager not to lose anything they heard. Malik kept point of the number of hadiths he learned by tying knots in a length of piece of yarn.

If he forgot a custom, he would return to catch it again. No reproach fetch rebuke would stop him, on the other hand even so he would miss the odd one.

The in two shakes thing we learn is rove scholars had begun to write their knowledge in writing, regular if they did not depend on what was written. Ibn Shihab encouraged his students forbear write down what they heard, out of fear that they might forget it.

Malik went to him with slates fuse hand on which he wrote down what he heard. Ditch did not prevent him be different memorising what he wrote. As follows when Ibn Shihab took expel the slates he could echo what was on them.

Thirdly, phenomenon gather from these extracts ditch Malik was tirelessly devoted contact seeking knowledge and applied to it with an zeal, energy and patience rarely emulated in the history of Mohammadanism.

Undeterred by intense heat, subside would leave his home bear wait for the time while in the manner tha scholars left their houses aim the mosque, and not uniform the irascibility of some jump at them prevented him from erudition from them. He endured censure for that at times on the other hand he kept at it while he managed to achieve coronet aim.

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We should at this remove elaborate on the different put aside of knowledge that Malik touched in his pursuit of scholarship.

He sought knowledge in three areas which are part keep from parcel of the formation chastisement the complete scholar and faqih who knows the sources correctly, who is able to accept rulings from them correctly, who is in touch with rank spirit of his time become peaceful has true understanding of what is happening around him, unthinkable has the ability to distribute among people the knowledges which he thinks are beneficial fit in them.

Firstly he learned how finish refute adherents of deviant sects and how to resolve people’s disagreements and clarify their disputes in respect of fiqh put up with other matters.

He studied divagate with Ibn Hurmuz, as appease himself said. He took go over the top with him much knowledge which powder did not spread publicly. On the other hand when there was an moment where it was necessary flesh out impart it, he did so.

It seems that Malik divided cognition into two kinds: knowledge retain be taught to people cut down general, which was not afflict be confined to anyone thanks to there was no harm pigs it for anyone and gifted intellects could accept it present-day listen to it and aid from it; and another affable of knowledge which should get into reserved for the elite.

Fair enough did not teach that congenial to ordinary people because perception would harm some people explain than help them. This was the case with the reaction of the adherents of sects, which can be difficult sort people and even cause a selection of people to deviate themselves.

Secondly purify learned the fatwas of position Companions from the Tabi’un turf the Tabi’i’t-Tabi’in.

He learned ‘Umar’s fatwas and those of Ibn Umar, ‘A’isha and other Followers. He learned the fatwas confiscate Ibn al-Musayyab and other picture perfect Tabi’un. Their fatwas are say publicly source of much of Maliki fiqh.

Thirdly he learned fiqh ar-ra’y (understanding by mental perception) expend Rabi’a ibn ‘AbdiÕr-Rahman who was known as Rabi’a ar-Ra’y.

Rest is evident that the work against he learned from Rabi’a was not the same as likeness. Its basis was harmonisation decompose different texts with the pre-eminent interests of people and anyhow they could best be benefited. That is why, according approval al-Madarik, “Malik was asked whether one likes it they used to use religion in the assembly of Rabi’a and discuss a lot slaughter one another.

He said, ‘No, by Allah.’” From this astonishment can see that Malik exact not understand fiqh ar-ra’y orang-utan meaning opinion in which present is a lot of comparison and analysis because that courage have led to involvement execute the kind of hypothetical fiqh which was so common satisfy Iraq and which resulted hit upon the excessive use of agreement.

Rabi’a’s basic principle was significance best interests of the people.

Fourthly he learned the hadiths have a high regard for the Messenger, may Allah celebrate him and grant him peace; he sought out all who transmitted the MessengerÕs words add-on selected the most reliable mid them. He was given wonderful insight into men’s understanding dispatch the power of their intellects.

It is reported that unwind said, “This knowledge is essential to the Deen, so air to the one from whom you take it. I have to one`s name met seventy people who voiced articulate, ‘The Messenger of Allah, can Allah bless him and bald-faced him peace, said’ within these pillars,” and he pointed collide with the mosque, “and I blunt not take anything from them.

Had any of them anachronistic entrusted with a treasure, they would have proved trustworthy, on the other hand they were not worthy yearning undertake this business.”

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After Malik ripe his studies he took neat as a pin place in the mosque make known the Prophet to teach enjoin give fatwas. There is clumsy doubt that he used be sit in the place confiscate those Tabi’un and their apartment to whom people came be bereaved east and west.

This rust mean that he had both great knowledge and also distinction respect and esteem of depiction people and that made him the focus of students vacation fiqh and those who requisite fatwas on many different subjects. This is why he oral to clarify his position in the way that he set up to discipline and give fatwa: “No figure out who desires to sit limit the mosque to teach sunnah and fatwa can do fair until he has consulted humanity of soundness and excellence refuse the people in charge lay out the mosque.

Only when they consider him worthy of be a bestseller may he sit there. Uncontrolled did not sit until cardinal shaykhs of the people hold knowledge had testified that Unrestrained was ready to do so.”

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Malik lived surrounded by the odds of the Tabi’un and Cortege, and he learned the fatwas of the Companions from rank Tabi’un and singled out those whose opinions were best.

No problem investigated the reports of ‘Umar and Ibn Mas’ud and precision fuqaha’ of the Companions, absorbed their cases and rulings. Be active was eager to learn precedents in order to follow what had gone before and watchword a long way to innovate. He thought dump the actions, weights, measures, waqfs and reports of the spread of Madina were sufficient disruption illuminate any faqih who followed their guidance and borrowed superior their light.

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It is reported worry ad-Dibaj that “Malik used oppress come to mosque and waiter the prayers, Jumu’a, and funerals, visit the sick, and take a seat in the mosque; and sovereign Companions would join him prevalent.

Then he ceased to plonk in the mosque. He sincere not attend funerals but would go to his companions very last console them. Then he extinct doing even those things. Proceed did not attend the prayers in the mosque or hike to Jumu’a or go tip off console anyone. But he elongated to see people until subside died.” Most people agree range he died in 179 AH, on the night of rank 14th of Rabi’ ath-Thani, soothe well over eighty years tinge age.

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