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 3, Prayer, covers the methods, conditions, and regulations of performing the daily prayers.

Muwatta Malik: Book 3, Hadith 13

Muwatta Malik: Book 3, Hadith 13 Yahya related to me from Malik from Hisham ibn Urwa that his father said to him, “When you are on a journey you can, if you wish, call the adhan and the iqama, or, if you wish, the iqama and not the adhan.” Yahya said that he heard Malik […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 3, Hadith 14

Muwatta Malik: Book 3, Hadith 14 Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said that Said ibn al-Musayyab used to say, “Whoever prays on waterless, desolate land – an angel prays on his right and an angel prays on his left. When he calls both the adhan and the iqama for the prayer, […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 3, Hadith 15

Muwatta Malik: Book 3, Hadith 15 Yahya related to me from Malik from Abdullah ibn Dinar from Abdullah ibn Umar that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “Bilal calls the adhan whilst it is still night so eat and drink until Ibn Umm Maktum calls the adhan.” حَدَّثَنِي […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 3, Hadith 16

Muwatta Malik: Book 3, Hadith 16 Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Salim ibn Abdullah that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “Bilal calls the adhan in the night, so eat and drink until Ibn Umm Maktum calls the adhan.” Ibn Umm Maktum was […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 3, Hadith 17

Muwatta Malik: Book 3, Hadith 17 Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Salim ibn Abdullah from Abdullah ibn Umar that the Messengerof Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to raise his hands to the level of his shoulders when he began the prayer and when he raised […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 3, Hadith 18

Muwatta Malik: Book 3, Hadith 18 Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab that AIi ibn Husayn ibn Ali ibn Abi Talib said, “The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to say, ‘Allah is greater’ whenever he lowered himself and raised himself, and he continued to pray […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 3, Hadith 19

Muwatta Malik: Book 3, Hadith 19 Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Sa’id from Sulayman ibn Yasar that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to raise his hands in the prayer. وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 3, Hadith 20

Muwatta Malik: Book 3, Hadith 20 Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Abu Salama ibn Abdar-Rahman ibn Awf that Abu Hurayra used to lead them in prayer and would say “Allah is greater” whenever he lowered himself and raised himself. When he had finished he would say, “By Allah, I am […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 3, Hadith 21

Muwatta Malik: Book 3, Hadith 21 Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Salim ibn Abdullah that Abdullah ibn Umar used to say “Allah is greater” in the prayer whenever he lowered himself and raised himself. Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umar used to raise his […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 3, Hadith 22

Muwatta Malik: Book 3, Hadith 22 Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu Nuaym Wahb ibn Kaysan that Jabir ibn Abdullah used to teach them the takbir in the prayer. Abu Nuaym said, “He used to tell us to say ‘Allah is greater’ whenever we lowered or raised ourselves.” وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ أَبِي […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 3, Hadith 23

Muwatta Malik: Book 3, Hadith 23 Yahya related to me from Malik that Ibn Shihab used to say, “When a man catches the raka he says, ‘Allah is greater’ once, and that takbir is enough for him.” Malik added, “That is if he intended to begin the prayer by that takbir ” Malik was asked […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 3, Hadith 24

Muwatta Malik: Book 3, Hadith 24 Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Muhammad ibn Jubayr ibn Mutim that his father said, “I heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, recite at-Tur (Sura 52) in the maghrib prayer.” حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ […]