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Imam Malik (رحمه الله) once told a young boy from the tribe of Quraysh:
“You need to learn etiquette (adab) before you acquire knowledge.”
~{Biography of Imam Malik, Hilyatul’ Awliyah}
“ Knowledge does not refer to plenty of information; rather, knowledge is a light that Allah puts into the heart of a true believer.
— Imām Mālik (rahimahullah)
![Sufyān al-Thawrī (rahimahullah) entered the gathering of Imām Mālik (rahimahullah) while his students around him were seated as if there were birds perched on their heads. He later recited the following poem to describe this:
He refuses to answer [excessive questions and the questioner] will not return out of awe
Those who ask [in his presence] sit with their necks bent
Refined manners, grace, and the dignity of a chief of piety
He inspires awe [in hearts] yet he is no king
Al-Shāfiʽī (rahimahullah) said: “Out of my reverence for him, I used to turn pages while being seated in the presence of Mālik with gentleness so that he does not hear the pages turn.”](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2fiemRT2e1r6y1xpo1_500.jpg)
Sufyān al-Thawrī (rahimahullah) entered the gathering of Imām Mālik (rahimahullah) while his students around him were seated as if there were birds perched on their heads. He later recited the following poem to describe this:
He refuses to answer [excessive questions and the questioner] will not return out of awe
Those who ask [in his presence] sit with their necks bent
Refined manners, grace, and the dignity of a chief of piety
He inspires awe [in hearts] yet he is no king
Al-Shāfiʽī (rahimahullah) said: “Out of my reverence for him, I used to turn pages while being seated in the presence of Mālik with gentleness so that he does not hear the pages turn.”
