Abdullah ibn Nafi’ reported: Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, was asked about the saying of Allah Almighty, ‘The Most Merciful rose above the…
View More Malik on Divinity: The Attributes of Allah are known, the modality is unknownTag: Methodology المنهاج
Ahmad on Sunnah: Do not blindly follow me, but follow the Sunnah
Ibn Abdul Barr reported: Ahmad ibn Hanbal, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “Al-Awza’i had opinions; Malik had opinions; Sufyan Ath-Thawri had opinions. Each…
View More Ahmad on Sunnah: Do not blindly follow me, but follow the SunnahAbu Hanifa on Sunnah: Follow the Sunnah first, for jurists change their opinions
Al-Khatib Al-Baghdadi reported: Abu Hanifa, may Allah have mercy on him, said to his student Abu Yusuf one day, “Woe to you, O Ya’qub! Do…
View More Abu Hanifa on Sunnah: Follow the Sunnah first, for jurists change their opinionsAsh-Shafi’ee on Sunnah: If a hadith contradicts my opinion, leave my opinion
An-Nawawi reported: Ash-Shafi’ee, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “If a prophetic narration (hadith) is authenticated and it contradicts my opinion, then act according…
View More Ash-Shafi’ee on Sunnah: If a hadith contradicts my opinion, leave my opinionHadith on Muhammad: The Prophet’s way of wearing his hair
Ibn Abbas reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, would let his hair hang down, while the idolaters would part their…
View More Hadith on Muhammad: The Prophet’s way of wearing his hairIbn Abbas on Knowledge: Learn from many sources, but blindly follow no one
Sa’eed ibn Al-Musayyib reported: Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “Take knowledge wherever you find it and do not unquestioningly accept the…
View More Ibn Abbas on Knowledge: Learn from many sources, but blindly follow no oneIbn Mas’ud on Fatwa: Whoever issues religious judgments about all issues is senseless
Ibn Al-Qayyim reported: Ibn Mas’ud, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “Whoever issues a judgment (fatwa) to people about everything that he is asked,…
View More Ibn Mas’ud on Fatwa: Whoever issues religious judgments about all issues is senselessMalik on Istihsan: Seeking the best ruling is nine tenths of knowledge
Az-Zarkashi reported: Malik ibn Anas, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “Seeking the best option (istihsan) is nine tenths of knowledge.” Al-Baji said, “Seeking…
View More Malik on Istihsan: Seeking the best ruling is nine tenths of knowledgeIbn Al-Jawzi on Hadith: How to recognize a narration is weak or fabricated
Ibn Al-Jawzi said, “If you find a prophetic narration disagreeing with sound reason, contradicting established revelation, or conflicting with the principles, then know that it…
View More Ibn Al-Jawzi on Hadith: How to recognize a narration is weak or fabricatedAsh-Shafi’ee on Leadership: You have to achieve understanding before leadership
Al-Bayhaqi reported: Ash-Shafi’ee, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “You must achieve understanding before leadership. If you achieve leadership first, there will be no…
View More Ash-Shafi’ee on Leadership: You have to achieve understanding before leadership