موطا امام مالك رواية يحييٰ
Muwatta Imam Malik (Riwayat Yahya)
كتاب الجامعBook: On the Explanation of Various Chapters
بَابُ مَا جَاءَ فِي التُّقَىWhat is Reported Regarding Piety
Hadith 1829
قَالَ مَالِك وَبَلَغَنِي، أَنَّ الْقَاسِمَ بْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ، كَانَ يَقُولُ: " أَدْرَكْتُ النَّاسَ وَمَا يَعْجَبُونَ بِالْقَوْلِ " . قَالَ مَالِك: يُرِيدُ بِذَلِكَ الْعَمَلَ، إِنَّمَا يُنْظَرُ إِلَى عَمَلِهِ وَلَا يُنْظَرُ إِلَى قَوْلِهِ .
Hazrat Qasim bin Muhammad used to say that I have seen people were not fascinated by words. Imam Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, said: They meant by this that indeed only a person's actions are considered. His words are not taken into account.
