Muwatta Malik: Book 23, Hadith 13 Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umar did not sacrifice for the child in the womb. Malik said, “The sacrifice is sunna, and it is not obligatory. I prefer that anyone who has the price of the animal should not abandon it.” وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ […]
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 23, Sacrificial Animals, discusses the conditions and rulings on animals used for sacrifice.