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 25

Muwatta Malik: Book 56, Hadith 25 Malik said, “I heard that al-Qasim ibn Muhammad used to say, ‘I have seen the people, (i.e. the companions), and they were not impressed by speech.’ ” Malik said, “He meant that only action and deeds would be looked at, not words.” قَالَ مَالِكٌ وَبَلَغَنِي أَنَّ الْقَاسِمَ بْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 56, Hadith 26

Muwatta Malik: Book 56, Hadith 26 Malik related to me that Amir ibn Abdullah ibn az-Zubayr would stop speaking when he heard thunder and say, “Glory be to Allah whom the thunder glorifies with His praise and the angels from the fear of Him.” (Subhana-aladhee yusabihu ar-radu bi hamdihi wa mala’ikatu min khiyfatihi.) Then he […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 56, Hadith 27

Muwatta Malik: Book 56, Hadith 27 Malik related to me from Ibn Shihab from Urwa ibn az-Zubayr from A’isha, umm al-muminin that when the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, died, the wives of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, wanted to send Uthman ibn Affan […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 56, Hadith 28

Muwatta Malik: Book 56, Hadith 28 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, “My inheritance is not divided up by the dinar. What I leave apart from the maintenance of my wives and provision for my servant […]