My dear brothers and sisters, al-Salamu alaykum wa rahmatu-Llah.
I'm a young tijani faqir, who took the ba'ya in our blessed path very recently. I've subscribed this forum in order to increase my knowledge on the tariqa of our beloved master the Qutb al-Makhtum Seyyidina Shaykh Ahmad al-Tijani (may Allah be pleased of him), and this is my first post.

As first message, I would like to ask if there's a special link between Seyyidina Shaykh and the school of Imam Malik. I heard something on this matter, but I don't have any reference, and I would like to know more on the matter.

Thank you, and I pray all my tijani brothers and sisters to make du'a for me.

al-Salamu alaykum.
Talib.

PS: Sorry if my english is not good, but it isn't my mother language.

As Salaam Alaikum Sidi Talib,

I pray this mail reaches you in the best of Islam, Iman, and Ihsan.

Forwards your question I know of no 'special' link between Sidina Tijani and Imam Malik(may Allah be pleased with them both).


But Sidina Tijani was maliki in fiqh as was the whole region of the maghreb at that time. But Sidina Tijani was not limited to his school for there were some things that Sidina Tijani disagreed with forwards the fiqh of Imam Malik.
For example reciting the Basmala before the Fatiha.

But know that any one who has been gifted the beloved illumination and the constant vision of the Beloved Prophet is not bound or held by any school of law (four mathabs).

For they are in constant vision of the Prophet and learn from him directly.

an example of this is given from Shaykh Umar Futi. he says

If there is a house in which few have entered, and whats known about the inside of the house is only from the reports from the few who have entered.

If Allah allowed you to be one of the few that enters the house, and you go in and look around at its rooms and marvels. with this experience would you still have to rely on the reports of others?