Imām Mālik ibn Anas (رَحِمَهُ اللهُ) said:
“Not
everyone who wants to sit in the masjid to narrate ḥadīth and give fatwá should sit [and do so] until he consults the people of righteousness, virtue and those in charge of the masjid. So, if they
see that he is worthy of that then he sits [and teaches]. I did not sit [and
teach] until seventy scholars from the people
of knowledge bore witness that I am worthy.”
Source: Ad-Dībāj al-Mudh’hab fī ‘Ulamā
al-Madh’hab of Ibn Farḥūn (p. 21)
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26 February 2019, 7:57 PM
