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 38, Setting Free and Wala, discusses manumission of slaves and associated legal matters.

Muwatta Malik: Book 38, Hadith 25

Muwatta Malik: Book 38, Hadith 25 Malik related to me from Abdullah ibn Abi Bakr ibn Muhammad ibn Amr ibn Hazm from Abd al-Malik ibn Abi Bakr ibn Abd ar-Rahman ibn al- Harith ibn Hisham that his father told him that al-Asi ibn Hisham had died and left three sons, two by one wife and […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 38, Hadith 26

Muwatta Malik: Book 38, Hadith 26 Malik related to me from Abdullah ibn Abi Bakr ibn Hazm that his father told him that he was sitting with Aban ibn Uthman, and an argument was brought to him between some people from the Juhayna tribe and some people from the Banu al-Harith ibn al-Khazraj. A woman […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 38, Hadith 27

Muwatta Malik: Book 38, Hadith 27 Malik related to me that he had heard that Said ibn al-Musayyab spoke about a man who died and left three sons and left mawali whom he had freed. Then two of his sons died and left children. He said, “The third remaining son inherits the mawali. When he […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 38, Hadith 28

Muwatta Malik: Book 38, Hadith 28 Malik related to me that he had asked Ibn Shihab about a slave who was released. He said, “He gives his wala’ to whomever he likes. If he dies and has not given his wala’ to anyone, his inheritance goes to the muslims and his blood-money is paid by […]