قَالَ زِيَاد : قَالَ مَالِك : وَبَلَغَنِي ذَلِكَ عَنْ أَهْلِ الْفَضْلِ الَّذِينَ مَضَوْا وَهَذَا أَحَبُّ مَا سَمِعْتُ إِلَيَّ فِي ذَلِكَ
Imam Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, said: It has reached me in this way from the people of knowledge and virtue who have passed, and this statement is most pleasing to me.