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 12, The Eclipse Prayer, discusses the specific prayer and its rulings during solar and lunar eclipses.

Muwatta Malik: Book 12, Hadith 1

Muwatta Malik: Book 12, Hadith 1 Yahya related to me from Malik from Hisham ibn Urwa from his father that A’isha, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “There was an eclipse of the sun in the time of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 12, Hadith 2

Muwatta Malik: Book 12, Hadith 2 Yahya related to me from Malik from Zayd ibn Aslam from Ata ibn Yasar that Abdullah ibn Abbas said, “There was an eclipse of the sun and the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, prayed, and the people prayed with him. He stood for […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 12, Hadith 3

Muwatta Malik: Book 12, Hadith 3 Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said from ‘Amra bint Abd ar-Rahman from A’isha, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, that a jewish woman came to beg from her and said, “May Allah give you refuge from the punishment […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 12, Hadith 4

Muwatta Malik: Book 12, Hadith 4 Yahya related to me from Malik from Hisham ibn Urwa from Fatima bint al Mundhir that Asma bint Abi Bakr as-Siddiq said, “I went to A’isha, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, during an eclipse of the sun, and everybody was standing […]