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 18, Fasting, covers the rules and virtues of fasting, especially during Ramadan.

Muwatta Malik: Book 18, Hadith 13

Muwatta Malik: Book 18, Hadith 13 Yahya related to me from Malik from Sumayy, the mawla of Abu Bakr, from Abu Bakr ibn Abd ar-Rahman that A’isha and Umm Salama, the wives of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “The Messengerof Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 18, Hadith 14

Muwatta Malik: Book 18, Hadith 14 Yahya related to me from Malik from Zayd ibn Aslam from Ata ibn Yasar that a certain man kissed his wife while he was fasting in Ramadan. This made him very anxious, and so he sent his wife to the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 18, Hadith 15

Muwatta Malik: Book 18, Hadith 15 Yahya related to me from Malik from Hisham ibn Urwa from his father that A’isha, umm al-muminin, may Allah be pleased with her, said, “The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to kiss certain of his wives when fasting,” and then she laughed. […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 18, Hadith 16

Muwatta Malik: Book 18, Hadith 16 Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said that Atika bint Zayd ibn Amr ibn Nufayl, the wife of Umar ibn al-Khattab, used to kiss Umar ibn al-Khattab’s head while he was fasting, and he did not tell her not to. وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 18, Hadith 17

Muwatta Malik: Book 18, Hadith 17 Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu’n-Nadr, the mawla of Umar ibn Ubaydullah that A’isha bint Talha told him that she was once with A’isha, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and her husband, who was fasting, came and visited her […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 18, Hadith 18

Muwatta Malik: Book 18, Hadith 18 Yahya related to me from Malik from Zayd ibn Aslam that Abu Hurayra and Sad ibn Abi Waqqas used to say that someone who was fasting was allowed to kiss. وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ، أَنَّ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ، وَسَعْدَ بْنَ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ، كَانَا يُرَخِّصَانِ فِي الْقُبْلَةِ لِلصَّائِمِ […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 18, Hadith 19

Muwatta Malik: Book 18, Hadith 19 Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that A’isha, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, would say, when she mentioned that the Messenger of Allah, used to kiss while fasting, “And who among you is more able to control […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 18, Hadith 20

Muwatta Malik: Book 18, Hadith 20 Yahya said that Malik said that Hisham ibn Urwa ibn az-Zubayr had said, “I do not think that kissing invites to good for people who are fasting.” قَالَ يَحْيَى قَالَ مَالِكٌ قَالَ هِشَامُ بْنُ عُرْوَةَ قَالَ عُرْوَةُ بْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ لَمْ أَرَ الْقُبْلَةَ لِلصَّائِمِ تَدْعُو إِلَى خَيْرٍ ‏.‏ Muwatta Malik: […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 18, Hadith 21

Muwatta Malik: Book 18, Hadith 21 Yahya related to me from Malik from Zayd ibn Aslam from Ata ibn Yasar that Abdullah ibn Abbas was asked about people kissing while fasting and he said that he allowed it for old men but disapproved of it for young men. وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ، […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 18, Hadith 22

Muwatta Malik: Book 18, Hadith 22 Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umar used to forbid kissing and fondling for people who were fasting . وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ، كَانَ يَنْهَى عَنِ الْقُبْلَةِ، وَالْمُبَاشَرَةِ، لِلصَّائِمِ ‏.‏ Muwatta Malik: Book 18, Hadith 22   The […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 18, Hadith 23

Muwatta Malik: Book 18, Hadith 23 Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Ubaydullah ibn Abdullah ibn Utba ibn Masud from Abdullah ibn Abbas that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, left for Makka in Ramadan during the year of the conquest, and fasted until he […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 18, Hadith 24

Muwatta Malik: Book 18, Hadith 24 Yahya related to me from Malik from Sumayy, the mawla of Abu Bakr ibn Abd ar-Rahman, from Abu Bakr ibn Abd ar-Rahman from one of the companions of the Messenger of Allah, that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, ordered everyone to break […]