And about this wise balance of the law of life in its wideness and orbits, its earth and sky, its solid and living creatures, Ibn Abi Talib expresses through this word which gathers soundness of thought, violence of observation, and genius of simplicity: “no benefaction is gotten but by losing another”.
Ndipo maula-maa wa kisunni wakaanza kuandika hadithi za Mtume Mtukufu (s.a.w.a) ziilizobaki (kama vile Malik na Ahmad ibnu Hambal na Bukhari na wengineo (kwa utaratibu huo) baada ya kuzisahao nyingi kati ya hizo au baada ya kufariki kwa kwa waliokuwa wamezihi-fadhi.