Muwatta Malik: Book 36, Hadith 13 Yahya said, “Malik said from Hisham ibn Urwa that Abdullah ibn az-Zubayr gave judgment based on the testimony of children concerning the injuries between them.” Malik said, “The generally agreed on way of doing things in our community is that the testimony of children is permitted concerning injuries between […]
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 36, Judgements, discusses legal verdicts and the administration of justice.
Muwatta Malik: Book 36, Hadith 14 Yahya said, Malik related to us from Hisham ibn Hisham ibn Utba ibn Abi Waqqas from Abdullah ibn Nistas from Jabir ibn Abdullah al- Ansari that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, ‘If someone swears a false oath near this mimbar of […]
Muwatta Malik: Book 36, Hadith 15 Malik related to me from al-Ala ibn Abd ar-Rahman from Mabad ibn Kab as-Salami from his brother Abdullah ibn Kab ibn Malik al-Ansari from Abu Umama that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “Whoever cuts off the right of a muslim man […]
Muwatta Malik: Book 36, Hadith 16 Yahya said that Malik had said from Da’ud ibn al-Husayn that he heard Abu Ghatafan ibn Tarif al-Muriyi say, “Zayd ibn Thabit al-Ansari and Ibn Muti had a dispute about a house which they shared. They went to Marwan ibn al-Hakam who was the Amir of Madina. Marwan decided […]
Muwatta Malik: Book 36, Hadith 17 Yahya said, “Malik related to us from Ibn Shihab from Sa’id ibn al-Musayyab that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, ‘The pledge given as security is not forfeited.’ ” Malik said, “The explanation of that according to what we think – and […]
Muwatta Malik: Book 36, Hadith 18 Yahya said, “I heard Malik say that if a man pledges his garden for a stated period and the fruits of that garden are ready before the end of that period, the fruits are not included in the pledge with the real estate, unless it is stipulated by the […]
Muwatta Malik: Book 36, Hadith 19 Yahya said that he had heard Malik say, “The undisputed way of doing things in our community concerning pledges is that in cases where land or a house or an animal are known to have been destroyed whilst in the possession of the broker of the pledge, and the […]
Muwatta Malik: Book 36, Hadith 20 Yahya said that he heard Malik speak about two men who had a pledge between them. One of them undertook to sell his pledge, and the other one had asked him to wait a year for his due. He said, “If it is possible to divide the pledge, and […]
Muwatta Malik: Book 36, Hadith 21 Yahya said that he heard Malik speak about someone who pledged goods as security for a loan, and they perished with the broker. The one who took out the loan confirmed its specification. They agreed on the amount of the loan, but challenged each other about the value of […]
Muwatta Malik: Book 36, Hadith 22 Yahya said that he heard Malik say, “What is done in our community about a man who rents an animal for a journey to a specified place and then he goes beyond that place and further, is that the owner of the animal has a choice. If he wants […]
Muwatta Malik: Book 36, Hadith 23 Malik related to me from Ibn Shihab that Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan gave a judgment that the rapist had to pay the raped woman her bride- price. Yahya said that he heard Malik say, “What is done in our community about the man who rapes a woman, virgin or […]
Muwatta Malik: Book 36, Hadith 24 Yahya said that he heard Malik say, “What is done in our community about someone who consumed an animal without the permission of its owner, is that he must pay its price on the day he consumed it. He is not obliged to replace it with a similar animal […]