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 46, The Decree, discusses divine destiny and human responsibility.

Muwatta Malik: Book 46, Hadith 1

Muwatta Malik: Book 46, Hadith 1 Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu’z-Zinad from al-Araj from Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “Adam and Musa argued and Adam got the better of Musa. Musa rebuked Adam, ‘You are Adam who led people astray and […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 46, Hadith 2

Muwatta Malik: Book 46, Hadith 2 Yahya related to me from Malik from Zayd ibn Abi Unaysa that Abd al-Hamid ibn Abd ar-Rahman ibn Zayd ibn al-Khattab informed him from Muslim ibn Yasar al-Juhani that Umar ibn al-Khattab was asked about this ayat – “When your Lord took their progeny from the Banu Adam from […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 46, Hadith 3

Muwatta Malik: Book 46, Hadith 3 Yahya related to me from Malik that he heard that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “I have left two matters with you. As long as you hold to them, you will not go the wrong way. They are the Book of […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 46, Hadith 4

Muwatta Malik: Book 46, Hadith 4 Yahya related to me from Malik from Ziyad ibn Sad from Amr ibn Muslim that Tawus al-Yamani said, “I found some of the companions of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, saying ‘Everything is by decree.’ ” Tawus added, “I heard Abdullah ibn […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 46, Hadith 5

Muwatta Malik: Book 46, Hadith 5 Malik related to me from Ziyad ibn Sad that Amr ibn Dinar said, “I heard Abdullah ibn az-Zubayr say in a khutba, ‘Allah – He is the Guider and the One Who Tempts Away.’ “ وَحَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، عَنْ زِيَادِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ دِينَارٍ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 46, Hadith 6

Muwatta Malik: Book 46, Hadith 6 Yahya related to me from Malik that his paternal uncle, Abu Suhayl ibn Malik said, “I was a prisoner with Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz. He said, ‘What do you think about these Qadariyya (fatalists)?’ I said, ‘My opinion is that one should ask them to turn from wrong action, […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 46, Hadith 7

Muwatta Malik: Book 46, Hadith 7 Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu’z-Zinad from al-Araj from Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “A woman should not ask for the divorce of her sister to make her plate empty and in order to marry. She […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 46, Hadith 8

Muwatta Malik: Book 46, Hadith 8 Yahya related to me from Malik from Yazid ibn Ziyad that Muhammad ibn Kab al-Quradhi said, ”Muawiya ibn Abi Sufyan said from the mimbar, ‘O people! Nothing keeps away what Allah gives and nothing gives what Allah keeps away. The earnestness of the earnest one does not profit him. […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 46, Hadith 9

Muwatta Malik: Book 46, Hadith 9 Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that this was said “Praise be to Allah who created everything as is necessary, who does not hasten anything He defers and determines. Allah is enough for me and sufficient. Allah hears whoever makes dua to him. Allah does […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 46, Hadith 10

Muwatta Malik: Book 46, Hadith 10 Yahya related to me from Malik that he heard that this was said “No one will die until his provision is completed for him, so behave correctly in your seeking it.” وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّهُ بَلَغَهُ أَنَّهُ كَانَ يُقَالُ إِنَّ أَحَدًا لَنْ يَمُوتَ حَتَّى يَسْتَكْمِلَ رِزْقَهُ فَأَجْمِلُوا فِي الطَّلَبِ […]