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 25

Muwatta Malik: Book 1, Hadith 25 Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Said ibn al- Musayyab that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, travelled by night on the way back from Khaybar.Towards the end of the night he stopped for a rest and told Bilal […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 1, Hadith 26

Muwatta Malik: Book 1, Hadith 26 Yahya related to me from Malik that Zayd ibn Aslam said, “The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, stopped for a rest one night on the way to Makka and appointed Bilal to wake them up for the prayer. Bilal slept and everyone else […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 1, Hadith 27

Muwatta Malik: Book 1, Hadith 27 Yahya related to me from Malik from Zayd ibn Aslam from Ata ibn Yasar that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “Scorching heat is a part of the blast of Jahannam. So, when the heat is fierce, delay the prayer until it […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 1, Hadith 28

Muwatta Malik: Book 1, Hadith 28 Malik related to us from Abdullah ibn Yazid the mawla of al-Aswad ibn Sufyan, from Abu Salama ibn Abd ar-Rahman from Muhammad ibn Abd ar-Rahman ibn Thawban from Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “When the heat is fierce […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 1, Hadith 29

Muwatta Malik: Book 1, Hadith 29 Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu’z Zinad from al-Araj from Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “When the heat is fierce, wait until it gets cooler before you do the prayer, for scorching heat is from the […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 1, Hadith 30

Muwatta Malik: Book 1, Hadith 30 Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Said ibn al- Musayyab that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “Anyone who eats this plant should not come near our mosques. The smell of the garlic will offend us.” حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى، […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 1, Hadith 31

Muwatta Malik: Book 1, Hadith 31 Yahya related to me from Malik from Abd ar-Rahman ibn al-Mujabbar that he used to see Salim ibn Abdullah pull the cloth away fiercely from the mouth of any man he saw covering his mouth while praying. وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الْمُجَبَّرِ، أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَرَى سَالِمَ […]