Section : Truthfulness and Lying. Malik related to me that he heard that Abdullah ibn Masud used to say, “You must tell the truth. Truthfulness leads to right action. Right action leads to the Garden. Beware of lying. Lying leads…
Section : Truthfulness and Lying. Malik related to me that he heard that someone said to Luqman, “What has brought you to what we see?” meaning his high rank. Luqman said, “Truthful speech, fulfilling the trust, and leaving what does…
Section : Truthfulness and Lying. Malik related to me that he heard that Abdullah ibn Masud used to say, “The slave continues to lie and a black spot grows in his heart until all his heart becomes black. Then he…
Section : Truthfulness and Lying. Malik related to me that Safwan ibn Sulaym said, “The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, was asked, ‘Can the mumin be a coward?’ He said, ‘Yes.’ He was asked,…
Section : Squandering Property and Being Two-faced. Malik related to me from Suhayl ibn Abi Salih from his father from Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “Allah is pleased with…
Section : Squandering Property and Being Two-faced. Malik related to me from Abu’z-Zinad from al-Araj from Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “One of the most evil of people is…
Section : Punishing the Many for the Actions of the Few. Malik related to me that he had heard that Umm Salama, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “Messenger of Allah! Shall…
Section : Punishing the Many for the Actions of the Few. Malik related to me that Ismail ibn Abi Hakim heard Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz say, “Some say that Allah the Blessed, the Exalted, will not punish the many for…
Section : About People with Taqwa. Malik related to me from Ishaq ibn Abdullah ibn Abi Talha that Anas ibn Malik said, “I heard Umar ibn al-Khattab, when I was going out with him to visit an orchard, say to…
Section : About People with Taqwa. Malik said, “I heard that al-Qasim ibn Muhammad used to say, ‘I have seen the people, (i.e. the companions), and they were not impressed by speech.’ ” Malik said, “He meant that only action…
Section : What to Say when it Thunders. Malik related to me that Amir ibn Abdullah ibn az-Zubayr would stop speaking when he heard thunder and say, “Glory be to Allah whom the thunder glorifies with His praise and the…
Section : The Legacy of the Prophet, may Allah Bless Him and Grant Him Peace. Malik related to me from Ibn Shihab from Urwa ibn az-Zubayr from A’isha, umm al-muminin that when the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him…
Section : The Legacy of the Prophet, may Allah Bless Him and Grant Him Peace. Malik related to me from Abu’z-Zinad from al-Araj from Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said,…