Muwatta Malik: Book 1, Hadith 13 Yahya related to me from Malik from his uncle Abu Suhayl ibn Malik that his father said, “I used to see a carpet belonging to Aqil ibn Abi Talib spread out on the day of jumua up to the west wall of the mosque. When the shadow of the […]
Muwatta Malik is one of the earliest and most respected collections of hadith and Islamic jurisprudence, compiled by Imam Malik ibn Anas. It combines the sayings and actions of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) with the practices of the people of Madinah, serving as a foundational text for Maliki fiqh and Islamic legal tradition.
Book 1, The Times of Prayer, discusses the designated times for the five daily prayers and their proper observance.
Muwatta Malik: Book 1, Hadith 14 Yahya related to me from Malik from Amr ibn Yahya ibn Yahya al- Mazini from Ibn Abi Salit that Uthman ibn Affan prayed jumua in Madina and asr in Malal (a place seventeen miles from Madina). Malik commented, “That was by praying jumua just past midday and then travelling […]
Muwatta Malik: Book 1, Hadith 15 Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Abu Salama ibn Abdar-Rahman from Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said “Whoever catches a raka of the prayer has caught the prayer.” حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، […]
Muwatta Malik: Book 1, Hadith 16 Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umar ibn al-Khattab used to say, “If the ruku has passed you by, so has the sajda.” وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ، كَانَ يَقُولُ إِذَا فَاتَتْكَ الرَّكْعَةُ فَقَدْ فَاتَتْكَ السَّجْدَةُ . […]
Muwatta Malik: Book 1, Hadith 17 Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that Abdullah ibn Umar and Zayd ibn Thabit used to say, “Whoever catches the raka`ah has caught the sajda.” وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّهُ بَلَغَهُ أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ، وَزَيْدَ بْنَ ثَابِتٍ، كَانَا يَقُولاَنِ مَنْ أَدْرَكَ الرَّكْعَةَ فَقَدْ أَدْرَكَ […]
Muwatta Malik: Book 1, Hadith 18 Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that Abu Hurayra used to say, “Whoever catches the ruku has caught the sajda and whoever misses the recitation of the umm al-Qur’an has missed much good.” وَحَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّهُ بَلَغَهُ أَنَّ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ، كَانَ يَقُولُ مَنْ […]
Muwatta Malik: Book 1, Hadith 19 Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umar used to say, “Duluk ash-shams begins from when the sun passes the meridian.” حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ، كَانَ يَقُولُ دُلُوكُ الشَّمْسِ مَيْلُهَا . Muwatta Malik: Book 1, Hadith 19 […]
Muwatta Malik: Book 1, Hadith 20 Yahya related to me from Malik that Da’ud ibn al-Husayn said that someone had told him Abdullah ibn Abbas used to say, “Duluk ash-shams begins from when the sun passes the meridian. Ghasaq al-layl is the gathering of the night and its darkness.” وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ دَاوُدَ بْنِ […]
Muwatta Malik: Book 1, Hadith 21 Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi from Abdullah ibn Umar that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “If someone misses the asr prayer it is as if he has suffered a great misfortune in his family and wealth .” حَدَّثَنِي […]
Muwatta Malik: Book 1, Hadith 22 Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said that once Umar ibn al-Khattab left after doing the asr prayer and met a man who had not been there. Umar asked him what had kept him from the prayer and eventhough the man gave a good reason, Umar […]
Muwatta Malik: Book 1, Hadith 23 Yahya related to me from Malik thatYahya ibn Said used to say, “Even if someone manages to pray before the time of the prayer has passed, the time that has passed him by is more important, or better, than his family and wealth.” Yahya said that Malik said, “If […]
Muwatta Malik: Book 1, Hadith 24 Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that one time Abdullah ibn Umar fainted and lost his senses and he did not make up the prayer. Malik commented, “We consider that that was because, and Allah knows best, the time had passed. Someone who recovers within the time […]