Muwatta Malik: Book 6, Hadith 1 Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Urwa ibn az- Zubayr from A’isha, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, prayed in the mosque one night and […]
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 6, Prayer in Ramadan, discusses the special night prayers and practices during the month of fasting.
Muwatta Malik: Book 6, Hadith 2 Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Abu Salama ibn Abd ar-Rahman ibn Awf from Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to exhort people to watch the night in prayer in Ramadan but never ordered it […]
Muwatta Malik: Book 6, Hadith 3 Malik related to me from Ibn Shihab from Urwa ibn az-Zubayr that Abd ar-Rahman ibn Abd al-Qari said, “I went out with Umar ibn alKhattab in Ramadan to the mosque and the people there were spread out in groups. Some men were praying by themselves, whilst others were praying […]
Muwatta Malik: Book 6, Hadith 4 Yahya related to me from Malik from Muhammad ibn Yusuf that as- Sa’ib ibn Yazid said, “Umar ibn al-Khattab ordered Ubayy ibn Kab and Tamim ad-Dari to watch the night in prayer with the people for eleven rakas.The reciterof the Qur’an would recite the Mi’in (a group of medium-sized […]
Muwatta Malik: Book 6, Hadith 5 Yahya related to me from Malik that Yazid ibn Ruman said, “The people used to watch the night in prayer during Ramadan for twenty- three rakas in the time of Umar ibn al-Khattab.” وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ رُومَانَ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ كَانَ النَّاسُ يَقُومُونَ فِي زَمَانِ عُمَرَ بْنِ […]
Muwatta Malik: Book 6, Hadith 6 Yahya related to me from Malik from Da’ud ibn al-Husayn that he heard al-Araj say, “I never saw the people in Ramadan, but that they were cursing the disbelievers.” He added, “The reciter of Qur’an used to recite surat al-Baqara in eight rakas and if he did it in […]
Muwatta Malik: Book 6, Hadith 7 Yahya related to me from Malik that Abdullah ibn Abi Bakr said, “I heard my father say, ‘We finished praying in Ramadan and the servants hurried with the food, fearing the approach of dawn.’ “ وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبِي يَقُولُ، كُنَّا […]
Muwatta Malik: Book 6, Hadith 8 Yahya related to me from Malik from Hisham ibn Urwa from his father that Dhakwan Abu Amr (a slave belonging to A’isha, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, who was freed by her after her death) used to stand in prayer and […]