Imam Malik (RA) was the first to compile an authentic book of Hadith named .................................................which contained 1,720 Hadiths.

Muatta Imam Malik was approved by .............................. and thus called Muwatta (The approved).

Imam Shafie, who was one of Malik’s students for , said: “Imam Malik is like a star among scholars.”

Imam Malik (RA) studied under famous scholars like

Imam Malik (RA) served and protected the science of Hadith for over ....................................

Imam Malik (RA) was so attached to the city of the Holy Prophet that he performed...................... only once and never went outside the city.

Imam Malik compiled Al-Muwatta in the course of,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, , having started with 10,000 narrations until he reduced them to their present number.

Imam Bukhari said that the most authentic chain of transmission of Hadith is called (golden chain), which has only three links — “Malik from Nafi from Ibn Umar and then from the Holy Prophet” (peace be upon him).

Imam Shafie regarded Al-Muwatta as the most authentic book on earth

Madinah governor during Abbasid Caliphate arrested and flogged him publicly for issuing a Fatwa against ruling Caliph Mansur. When the caliph came to know about it, he dismissed the governor and apologized to Imam Malik. He also sent 3,000 dinars and invited Imam Malik to live ............................but he refused the offer saying that he preferred to live in the city of the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him).

Imam Malik also issued a Fatwa against the will of........................................ for which he was severely punished. But once, when the caliph came to Madinah he asked him to teach Hadith to his princes. But Imam replied that the wealth of knowledge does not go to the doors of others.