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 49, The Description of the Prophet (May Allah Bless Him and Grant Him Peace), discusses the physical and moral attributes of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).

Muwatta Malik: Book 49, Hadith 1

Muwatta Malik: Book 49, Hadith 1 Yahya related to me from Malik that Rabia ibn Abi Abd ar-Rahman heard Anas ibn Malik say, “The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, was not excessively tall or short. He was not very pallid nor dark. He did not have curly hair or […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 49, Hadith 2

Muwatta Malik: Book 49, Hadith 2 Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi from Abdullah ibn Umar that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “I dreamt at night that I was at the Kaba, and I saw a dark man like the most handsome of dark men […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 49, Hadith 3

Muwatta Malik: Book 49, Hadith 3 Yahya related to me from Malik from Said ibn Abi Said al-Maqburi from his father that Abu Hurayra said, “There are five things from the fitra: cutting the nails, trimming the moustache, removing the hair from the armpit, shaving the pubic region and circumcision.” وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 49, Hadith 4

Muwatta Malik: Book 49, Hadith 4 Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said that Said ibn al-Musayyub said, “Ibrahim, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, was the first to give hospitality to the guest and the first person to be circumcised and the first person to trim the moustache and […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 49, Hadith 5

Muwatta Malik: Book 49, Hadith 5 Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu’z-Zubayr from Jabir ibn Abdullah as-Salami that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, forbade a man to eat with his left hand or walk in one sandal or wrap a single garment around his drawn-up legs […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 49, Hadith 6

Muwatta Malik: Book 49, Hadith 6 Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Abu Bakr ibn Ubaydullah ibn Abdullah ibn Umar from Abdullah ibn Umar that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “When you eat, eat with your right hand and drink with your right […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 49, Hadith 7

Muwatta Malik: Book 49, 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, “The very poor are not the people who constantly walk from person to person and are given one or two morsels, and […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 49, Hadith 8

Muwatta Malik: Book 49, Hadith 8 Yahya related to me from Malik from Zayd ibn Aslam from Ibn Bujayd (formerly al-Ansari) from his grandmother that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “Give to the very poor, if only a roasted hoof.” وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ، […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 49, Hadith 9

Muwatta Malik: Book 49, Hadith 9 Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu’z-Zinad from al-Araj that Abu Hurayra said, “The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, ‘The muslim eats in one intestine, and the kafir eats in seven!’ “ حَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 49, Hadith 10

Muwatta Malik: Book 49, Hadith 10 Yahya related to me from Malik from Suhayl ibn Abi Salih from his father from Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, gave hospitality to a kafir guest. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, ordered […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 49, Hadith 11

Muwatta Malik: Book 49, Hadith 11 Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi from Zayd ibn Abdullah ibn Umar ibn al-Khattab from Abdullah ibn Abd ar-Rahman ibn Abi Bakras-Siddiq from Umm Salama, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 49, Hadith 12

Muwatta Malik: Book 49, Hadith 12 Yahya related to me from Malik from Ayyub ibn Habib, the mawla of Sad ibn Abi Waqqas that Abu’l-Muthanna al-Juhani said, “I was with Marwan ibn al-Hakam and Abu Said al-Khudri came to him. Marwan ibn al- Hakam said to him, ‘Have you heard that the Messenger of Allah, […]