Yahya said that Malik was asked about voluntary prayers when travelling and he said, "There is no harm in them, either at night or during the day. I have heard that some of the people of knowledge used to do that."
Naye aliwaambia kuwakumbusha kuwa yeye ni mmoja wao: Enyi watu wangu! Mwabuduni Mwenyezi Mungu Mtukufu Peke Yake, kwani nyinyi hamna mungu ila Yeye. Na mkumbuke kwamba kutakuwapo kufufuliwa na kuhesabiwa siku ya kiyama, nayo ni siku kubwa.