It is our way. It is the way of Maliki jurisprudence (fiqh). It is, in fact, part of the way of all the trodden paths (turuq and madhahib).
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It is the way of juries. It is the way of academics. It is the way of friendship and Friends. It is the way of the venerable Companions, may Almighty Allah be pleased with them all.
A solitary need not be in solitude. You are intimate with The Divine. Sure. But don’t eat alone if you can help it. And spread your love if you can. Please.
The following related hadith from him: Zaid ibn Khalid al-Juhani, Ibn as-Subayr, as-Sa’ib ibn Yasid, Anas ibn Malik, Zaid ibn Thabit, Salamah ibn al-Akwa’, Abu Umamah al-Bahili, Ibn ‘Abbas, Ibn ‘Umar, ‘Abdullah ibn Mughaffal, Abu Qatadah, Abu Hurairah and other Companions, may Allah be pleased with them, and a great number of others of the Followers (of them Abban ibn ‘Uthman, ‘Ubaydullah ibn ‘Adi, Humran and others).