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Successor (Taba' Tabi')Thiqah Thiqah20001

Imam Maalik

Abu 'Abdullah

مالك بن أنس بن مالك بن أبي عامر

Malik bin Anas bin Malik b. Abi 'Amir b. 'Amr b. al-Harith b. Ghiman b. Khathil b. 'Amr b. al-Harith

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Biography
Taba-Taabai, Compiler of Hadith & Scholar of Fiqh (Jurisprudence). \r\nA SMALL GLIMPSE OF IMAAM MAALIK’S (R.A.) TEACHERS:\r\n\r\nRabee’atur Raa’ i, Naafe’ Maulaa Ibn Umar, Muhammad Ibn Muslim Ibn Shihaab Zuhri, Aamir Ibn Abdullah Ibn Zubayr, Zayd Ibn Aslam, Saeed Maq’baree, Abu Haazim, Salma Ibn Deenar, Shareek Ibn Abdullah Ibn Abu Numayr, Saalih Ibn Qay’ saan, Abuz-zinaad, Muhammad Ibn Munkadir (May Allah be pleased with them all). \r\n \r\nA SMALL GLIMPSE OF IMAAM MAALIK’S STUDENTS:\r\n\r\nWithin Imaam Maalik's (RA.) teaching groups, the number of students is great. Qaazi Ayaadh (R.A.) has recorded over 1300, amongst this group were Imaam Maalik’s (R A.) own teachers, scholars, peers and subordinates - Namely a few are Ibn Shihaab Zuhri, Yahyaa Ibn Saeed Al-Qaari, Yazeed Ibn Abdullah, Sufyaan Thawri, Awzaa’i, Sufyaan Ibn Uyaynah, Abdur Rahmaan Ibn Mahdi, Abdullah lbn Mubarak, Imaam Shaafi’ee, Ibn Qaasim, Abu Aasim etc. etc. (May Allah be pleased with them all).\r\n \r\nIMAAM MAALIK’ S (R.A.) LITERARY WORKS:\r\n\r\nQaazi Ayaadh has given the following list : \r\n\r\n1. Kitaabul Mu’atta. \r\n\r\n2. Risaalatu Maalik Ilaa Ibn Wahab Fil Qadr. \r\n\r\n3 Al-Mudawwanatul Kubraa \r\n\r\n4. Risaalatu Maalik Fil Aq’dhiyah. \r\n\r\n5. Risaalatu Maalik Ilaa Gassaan Ibn Muhammad Ibn Mutarrif Fil Fatwaa. \r\n\r\n6 . Risaalatu Maalik Ilaa Haaroonir Rasheed Al’ Mash’ hooratu Fil Aadaabi Wal \r\n\r\nMawaa’ iz \r\n\r\n7. Tafseeru Ghareebil Qur’ aan \r\n\r\n8 Kitaabus Sirr \r\n\r\n9. Risaalatu Maalik Ilaa Layth Fi Ijmaa’i Ahlil Madinah.

Mother

Aaliyah bint Shurayk al-Azdiyya

Children (2)

Yahya and MuhammadFatima
Classical References
  • ·Taqrib al-Tahdheeb — Ibn Hajarp. 516

27[pg:516]

Life Details

Born

93 AH/712 CE

Birth City

Medina

Died

179 AH/795 CE

Death City

Medina

Cause

Natural

Scholarly Profile

Narrator Grade

Thiqah Thiqah

Madhab

Maliki

Areas of Interest

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