And with this same chain, down to al-Hulwānī: I heard Isḥāq ibn ʿĪsā say:
Malik remarked, “Is it every time a man comes to us who is more skilled in debate than the last that we forsake what Gabriel brought down to Muhammad—peace and blessings be upon him—simply for the sake of his argument?” (1)

And with this chain: al-Ḥasan ibn Saʿīd related to us; Zakariyyā al-Sājī related to us; Abū Dāwūd related to us; Abū Thawr said:
I heard al-Shāfiʿī say, “When one of the people of capricious sects came to Malik, he would say, ‘I stand upon clear evidence regarding my religion, whereas you are doubtful. Go to someone who is likewise doubtful and argue with him.’” (2)

And with this chain: Sulaymān al-Ṭabarānī related to us; al-Ḥusayn ibn Isḥāq related to us; Yaḥyā ibn Khalaf al-Ṭarsūsī—who was among the trustworthy Muslims—said:
I was sitting with Malik when a man entered and asked, “Abū ʿAbd Allāh, what do you say about someone who claims that the Quran is created?”
Malik replied, “He is a heretic—kill him.”
The man said, “Abū ʿAbd Allāh, I am only repeating something I heard.”
Malik answered, “You have now made me hear it from you,” and he treated the statement as something monstrous. (3)

And with this chain: Ibn Ḥayyān related to us; Ibn Abī Dāwūd related to us; Aḥmad ibn Ṣāliḥ related to us; Ibn Wahb related:
Malik said, “People will behold Allah with their own eyes on the Day of Resurrection.” (4)

And with this chain: ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad related to us; ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Abī Ḥātim related to us; Yūnus related to us; Ibn Wahb related:
I heard Malik say to a man who asked him about predestination, “Yes—Allah, Exalted is He, has said: ‘Had We so willed, We would surely have given every soul its guidance.’” (5) (Quran 32:13)