لا يصلح هذه الأمة إلا ما أصلح أولها
‘Nothing will rectify the last generations of this Ummah except that which rectified the first generations.'
al Imām as Shātibī al Mālikī, Abū Ishāq Ibrāhim ibn Mūsā (d.790h) رحمه الله stated, “The people of bid’ah are labeled ‘the people of desires’ because they follow their desires. Due to this fact, they do not adopt the proofs from the Shari’ah as the point reference and what is…
Ibn ‘Abdil Barr رحمه الله explained in his colossal book at Tamhīd the importance of adhering and respecting the sunnah. He mentions, “There is not anyone from Allah’s creation except that his speech is either accepted or rejected, except for the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم as his speech is…
The are numerous examples of many of the Mālikī scholars encouraging the people to adhere to the Sunnah and how this is done. Abū ‘Amr ad Dānī رحمه الله mentioned this by stating, “From this (i.e. the position of Ahl Sunnah wal Jama’ah) is submitting and adhering to the sunan.…
Ahmad ibn Yahyā al Winsharīsī رحمه الله narrated that al Ustādh Abū ‘Abdillah al Hafār al Mālikī (d.811) [1] was asked about the Mawlid, to which he replied, “(celebrating) the night of the mawlid was not a reason for the Salif as Sālih (righteous predecessors), and they are the companions…
“It is obligatory upon him (i.e. the ruler) to prohibit recitation of tenths of the Qurʾān, or other units, out loud (i.e. in unison) whilst the people wait for the commencement of Jumuʿah prayer, or any other obligatory prayers. This is due to the fact that this is something the…
“And it is incumbent upon him (i.e. the ruler) to prevent what the people have introduced by shaking hands after the Fajr, ʿAṣr and Jumuʿah prayers. It is to such an extent that today some of them even do it after all of the five prayers. All of this is…
The Scholar Abī al-Qāsim Maslamah Ibn al-Qāsim al-Qurṭubī (d. 353 H) mentioned in his book, Radd ʿalá Ahlil-Bidʿah wa Tabyīn Uṣūl al-Sunnah wa Hifẓ Mā Lā Bud lil- ʿAmal Minhu bi Shāhid al-Ḥadīth wal-Qurʾān, (pg.24) explaining the path to truth, “There is no doubt that consequent to what I have…
Aḥmad Ibn Yaḥyá al-Winsharīsī narrated a fatwá in his al-Miʿyār al-Muʿrab wal-Jāmiʿ al-Maghrib ʿan Fatāwī ʿUlamāʾ Ifrīqiyyah wal-Andalus wal-Maghrib (2/485) under the heading ‘The Innovation of Calling Out to Listen Before the Start of the Khuṭbah of Jumuʿah Was Done in Tilmasān, and Not in Fez’, from Abī ʿAbd Allāh…
It was known that Imām Mālik was a staunch adversary to innovations in the religion. This has been well documented from Imām Mālik himself, his students, other scholars and historians. Here are a few exemplifications of this uncontested fact. Ibn Waḍḍāh al-Qurṭubī mentioned, “Mālik used to despise every innovation, even…
Al-Imām Ibn Khuwayz Mindād al-Mālikī stated regarding Imām Mālik’s ʿAqīdah (belief/creed), “The people of desires, according to Mālik and all of his companions, were the people of Kalām (i.e. rhetorical argumentation and analogous reasoning, which they gave precedence to over the legislative texts). Accordingly, every person of Kalām according to…