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 2, Purity, discusses the rulings and practices related to cleanliness and ablution required for worship.

Muwatta Malik: Book 2, Hadith 1

Muwatta Malik: Book 2, Hadith 1 Yahya related to me from Malik from Amr ibn Yahya al-Mazini that his father once asked Abdullah ibn Zayd ibn Asim, who was the grandfather of Amr ibn Yahya al-Mazini and one of the companions of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, if […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 2, Hadith 2

Muwatta Malik: Book 2, Hadith 2 Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu’zZinad from al-Araj from Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “When you do wudu, snuff water into your nose and blow it out, and if you use stones to clean your private […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 2, Hadith 3

Muwatta Malik: Book 2, Hadith 3 Yahya related to me from Ibn Shihab from Abu Idris al-Khawlani from Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “The person doing wudu should snuff water up his nose and blow it out again.” وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 2, Hadith 4

Muwatta Malik: Book 2, Hadith 4 Yahya said that he heard Malik say that there was no harm in washing the mouth and cleaning the nose with only one handful of water. Muwatta Malik: Book 2, Hadith 4   The above hadith is from the Muwatta Malik collection of hadiths. Imam Malik ibn Anas spent […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 2, Hadith 5

Muwatta Malik: Book 2, Hadith 5 Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that Abd ar- Rahman ibn Abi Bakr was visiting A’isha, the wife of the Prophet, may AIIah bless him and grant him peace, on the day that Sad ibn Abi Waqqas died, and he asked for some water to […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 2, Hadith 6

Muwatta Malik: Book 2, Hadith 6 Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Muhammad ibn Talhafrom Uthman ibn Abd ar-Rahman that his father related to him that he had heard that Umar ibn al-Khattab used to wash what was beneath his waist wrapper with water. Yahya said that Malik was asked what a […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 2, Hadith 7

Muwatta Malik: Book 2, Hadith 7 Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu’zZinad from al-Araj from Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “When you wake up from sleep to pray, wash your hands before you put them in the wudu water, for you do […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 2, Hadith 8

Muwatta Malik: Book 2, Hadith 8 Yahya related to me from Malik from Zayd ibn Aslam that Umar ibn al-Khattab said, “If you fall asleep Iying down you must do wudu ( before you pray) . “ وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ، أَنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ، قَالَ إِذَا نَامَ أَحَدُكُمْ مُضْطَجِعًا فَلْيَتَوَضَّأْ ‏.‏ […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 2, Hadith 9

Muwatta Malik: Book 2, Hadith 9 Yahya related to me from Malik from Zayd ibn Aslam that the ayat “You who believe! When you rise for prayer wash your faces, and your arms to the elbows, and wipe over your heads and your feet up to the ankles,” refers to rising from bed, meaning sleep. […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 2, Hadith 10

Muwatta Malik: Book 2, Hadith 10 Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafithat Ibn Umar used to sleep sitting and then would pray without doing wudu. وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، أَنَّ ابْنَ عُمَرَ، كَانَ يَنَامُ جَالِسًا ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي وَلاَ يَتَوَضَّأُ ‏.‏ Muwatta Malik: Book 2, Hadith 10   The above hadith is from […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 2, Hadith 11

Muwatta Malik: Book 2, Hadith 11 Yahya related to me from Malik from Safwan ibn Sulaym from Said ibn Salama of the Bani Azraq from al-Mughira ibn Abi Burda of the tribe of Bani Abd ad-Dar that he had heard Abu Hurayra speak about a man who came to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 2, Hadith 12

Muwatta Malik: Book 2, Hadith 12 Yahya related to me from Malik from Ishaq ibn Abdullah ibn Abi Talha from Humayda bint Abi Ubayda ibn Farwa that her maternal aunt Kabsha bint Kab ibn Malik, who was the wife of the son of Abu Qatada al-Ansari, told her that once Abu Qatada was visiting her […]