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 11, The Fear Prayer, discusses the special prayers performed during times of fear or danger.

Muwatta Malik: Book 11, Hadith 1

Muwatta Malik: Book 11, Hadith 1 Yahya related to me from Malik from Yazid ibn Ruman from Salih ibn Khawwat from someone who had prayed (the prayer of fear) with the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, on the day of Dhat ar-Riqa that one group had formed a row […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 11, Hadith 2

Muwatta Malik: Book 11, Hadith 2 Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said from al-Qasim ibn Muhammad from Salih ibn Khawwat that Sahl ibn Abi Hathma related to him that the form of the prayer of fear was that the imam stood with a group of his companions, while another group faced […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 11, Hadith 3

Muwatta Malik: Book 11, Hadith 3 Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umar, when asked about the fear prayer said, “The imam and a group of people go forward and the imam prays a raka with them, while another group, who have not yet prayed, position themselves between him and […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 11, Hadith 4

Muwatta Malik: Book 11, Hadith 4 Malik said that Nafi said, “I do not believe that Abdullah ibn Umar related it from anyone other than the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace.” Muwatta Malik: Book 11, Hadith 4   The above hadith is from the Muwatta Malik collection of hadiths. […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 11, Hadith 5

Muwatta Malik: Book 11, Hadith 5 Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said that Said ibn al-Musayyab said, “The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, did not pray dhuhr and asr on the day of the Trench until after the sun had set.” Malik said, “The hadith […]