This article highlights the stages through which a hadith has passed: from the time of it being reported by Imam Mālik in the Muwattaʾ, up until its presence in the Commentaries on the Abridged Works (Mukhtasaraat) following the consolidation of his school (madh-hab), and the interpretive processes it underwent in between. Beyond examining the specific issue, the reader is invited to reflect upon the insights recorded by eminent jurists and to benefit soundly from the diverse works of the Maliki tradition. The study further delineates the methodological paths of jurisprudential reasoning in reconciling apparent contradictions between subsidiary legal rulings and the foundational principles of the school, thereby preventing inconsistency. In doing so, it cautions against conclusions that may ultimately prove detrimental despite their initial appeal.