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# Mālik b. Anas

## `Advocating Shirk, interceding through Muhammad`

Abu Ja'far humbled himself and said: **"*****O Abu Abdullah, should I face the Qibla and pray, or should I face the Messenger of Allah?***" He replied: "Why would you turn your face away from him, when he is your means and the means of your father Adam to Allah on the Day of Resurrection? <mark style="color:blue;">Rather, face him</mark> <mark style="color:red;">**and intercede through him**</mark><mark style="color:blue;">, and Allah will intercede for you</mark>."&#x20;

## `Blatant Idol Veneration`

Imam Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, said: "Whenever Ayub al-Sakhtiyani mentioned the Prophet, <mark style="color:red;">**he would cry until he was pitied**</mark>."&#x20;

Mus'ab ibn Abdullah said: "When Malik mentioned the Messenger of Allah, his complexion would change, <mark style="color:red;">**and he would bow his head so much that it would be difficult for his companions**</mark>.&#x20;

One day, he was asked about this, and he said: 'If you had seen what I have seen, you would not criticize me for what you see. I used to see Muhammad ibn al-Munkadir, the leader of the reciters, and <mark style="color:red;">**we hardly ever asked him about a hadith without him crying until we pitied him**</mark>.&#x20;

I used to see Ja'far ibn Muhammad, who was often playful and smiling, but <mark style="color:red;">**when the Prophet was mentioned in his presence, he would turn pale, and I never heard him speak about the Messenger of Allah**</mark><mark style="color:red;">**&#x20;**</mark>*<mark style="color:red;">**except in a state of purity**</mark>*.&#x20;

Abd al-Rahman ibn al-Qasim would mention the Messenger of Allah, and we would see his complexion as if blood was draining from him, <mark style="color:red;">**and his tongue would dry up in his mouth out of reverence for the Messenger of Allah**</mark>.&#x20;

I once saw Amir ibn Abdullah ibn al-Zubayr, and when the Messenger of Allah was mentioned in his presence, <mark style="color:red;">**he would cry until there were no more tears left in his eyes.**</mark>"

<figure><img src="/files/xCeT7xu1putiyzHXz0J4" alt="" width="375"><figcaption><p>The Paths of Guidance in the Biography of the Best of Servants, the Scholar Muhammad ibn Yusuf al-Salhi al-Shami. Edited and annotated by Sheikh Adel Ahmed Abdul Mawjood and Sheikh Ali Muhammad Muawad. Twelfth Part. Dar Al-Kutub Al-Ilmiyah.</p></figcaption></figure>