What Is Imam Malik?

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Malik bin Anas bin Malik bin Abi Amir al-Asbahi is known as Imam Malik. He is the Sheikh of Islam and Imam of the Abode of Emigration . His patronymic filial name is Abu ‘Abdillah. Imam Malik also known as Imam Darul-Hijrah and Al-Madni. He was born in Madinah. There are so many speculation among the historians relating to the precise year of his birth. Some of the historians said Imam Malik was born in the year 93 A.H. but some of them said he was born in year 94 A.H.
Regarding his physical features, Imam Malik was said to be a tall and well-built man with a fair complexion. He was also a blond-haired man and has large blue-eyes with a broad forehead that hardly had any hair on it. Imam Malik said it was prohibited to fully shave the moustache, hence, he always cut his moustache near the corners of his lips. Imam Malik used to follow Umar bin Khattab(ra)’s Sunnah and one of it was to pull his moustaches hair near the lips when he was in a deep thought. Imam Malik also said to be someone who frequently wear very elegant and expensive clothing, usually in white colour.
After the advent of Islam, Imam Malik’s grandfather had settled in Madinah, eventhough they were belonged to the royal Arab family from Yemen. During his childhood, Malik was brought up in a …show more content…

Nevertheless he will only issued any Fatwa only after seventy Ulama agreed with the Fatwa he come out with. He conducted his classes in the Masjid al-Nabawi,Madinah and attracting an enormous number of students to come. He always be seen seated on the platform of the mosque with Al Quran and compilation of Hadith side by side and offered legal rulings and judgment based on those sources. Imam Malik seen fatwa as a very vulnerable,explicit and vital action that can have far reaching effects, hence he used to be tremendously wary about giving it and if he was not sure about some particular issues he would not dare to

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