That person is nearest to Allah Ta’âla who utters the salaam first. (i.e. one who does not wait for the opposite party to make salaam first. Greet every Muslim, whether acquainted or not. (Bukhari) Salaam should always be made before talking. (Tirmidhi) When replying to a salaam that has been conveyed through a third person, [...]

IMAM MALIK He stood up to the Khalifah Abu Ja`far al-Mansur regarding the hadith “The divorce of the coerced does not take effect”. Imam Malik was told not to narrate this hadith but he did anyway and was flogged for it. Even after being flogged and while being paraded he still defied the Khalifah by [...]