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 56, Speech, discusses proper conduct in speaking and the avoidance of harmful speech.

Muwatta Malik: Book 56, Hadith 1

Muwatta Malik: Book 56, Hadith 1 Malik related to me from Abdullah ibn Dinar from Abdullah ibn Umar that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “If a man says to his muslim brother, ‘O kafir!’ it is true about one of them.” حَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 56, Hadith 2

Muwatta Malik: Book 56, Hadith 2 Malik related to me from Suhayl ibn Abu Salih from his father from Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “When you hear a man say, ‘The people are ruined,’ he himself is the most ruined of them all.” وَحَدَّثَنِي […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 56, Hadith 3

Muwatta Malik: Book 56, Hadith 3 Malik related to me from Abu’z-Zinad from al-Araj from Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “Let none of you complain about time, for Allah is time.’ وَحَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 56, Hadith 4

Muwatta Malik: Book 56, Hadith 4 Malik related to me from Yahya ibn Said that Isa ibn Maryam encountered a pig on the road. He said to it, “Go in peace.” Somebody asked, “Do you say this to a pig?” Isa said, “I fear lest I accustom my tongue to evil speech.” وَحَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، عَنْ […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 56, Hadith 5

Muwatta Malik: Book 56, Hadith 5 Malik related to me from Muhammad ibn Amr ibn Alqama from his father from Bilal ibn al-Harith al-Muzani that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “A man speaks what is pleasing to Allah and he does not suspect that it will have […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 56, Hadith 6

Muwatta Malik: Book 56, Hadith 6 Malik related to me from Abdullah ibn Dinar that Abu Salih as- Samman informed him that Abu Hurayra said, “Truly a man utters words to which he attaches no importance, and by them he falls into the fire of Jahannam, and truly a man utters words to which he […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 56, Hadith 7

Muwatta Malik: Book 56, Hadith 7 Malik related to me from Zayd ibn Aslam that Abdullah ibn Umar said, “Two men from the east stood up and spoke, and people were amazed at their eloquence. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, ‘Some eloquence is sorcery,’ or he said, […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 56, Hadith 8

Muwatta Malik: Book 56, Hadith 8 Malik related to me that he heard that Isa ibn Maryam used to say, “Do not speak much without the mention of Allah for you will harden your hearts. A hard heart is far from Allah, but you do not know. Do not look at the wrong actions of […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 56, Hadith 9

Muwatta Malik: Book 56, Hadith 9 Malik related to me that he heard that A’isha, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, sent a message to one of her family after the evening prayer, saying, “Will you not allow the recording angel to rest?” وَحَدَّثَنِي مَالِكُ، أَنَّهُ بَلَغَهُ أَنَّ […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 56, Hadith 10

Muwatta Malik: Book 56, Hadith 10 Malik related to me from al-Walid ibn Abdullah ibn Sayyad that al-Muttalib ibn Abdullah ibn Hantab al-Makhzumi informed him that a man asked the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, “What is backbiting?” The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 56, Hadith 11

Muwatta Malik: Book 56, Hadith 11 Malik related to me from Zayd ibn Aslam from Ata ibn Yasar that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “Whomever Allah protects from the evil of two things will enter the Garden.” A man said, “Messenger of Allah, do not tell us!” […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 56, Hadith 12

Muwatta Malik: Book 56, Hadith 12 Malik related to me from Zayd ibn Aslam from his father that Umar ibn al-Khattab came upon Abu Bakr as-Siddiq pulling his tongue. Umar said to him, “Stop, may Allah forgive you!” Abu Bakr replied, “This has brought me to dangerous places.” وَحَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ، عَنْ […]