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 8, Prayer in Congregation, discusses the rules and rewards of praying together in a group.

Muwatta Malik: Book 8, Hadith 13

Muwatta Malik: Book 8, Hadith 13 Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umar used to say, “Someone who prays maghrib or subh and then catches them with the imam should not repeat them.” Malik said, “I do not see any harm in someone who has already prayed in his house […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 8, Hadith 14

Muwatta Malik: Book 8, Hadith 14 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, “When you lead people in the prayer, make it short, because there are among them some people who are weak, ill […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 8, Hadith 15

Muwatta Malik: Book 8, Hadith 15 Yahya related to me from Malik that Nafi said, “I stood behind Abdullah ibn Umar in one of the prayers when there was no one else with him, and he reached behind with his hand and placed me beside him.” وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ قُمْتُ وَرَاءَ […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 8, Hadith 16

Muwatta Malik: Book 8, Hadith 16 Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said that a man used to lead the people in prayer in al-Aqiq (a place near Madina), and Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz sent a message to him forbidding him to do so. Malik said, “He only forbade him because his […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 8, Hadith 17

Muwatta Malik: Book 8, Hadith 17 Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Anas ibn Malik that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, fell off his horse when riding, and his right side was scraped, so he did one of the prayers sitting, and we prayed […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 8, Hadith 18

Muwatta Malik: Book 8, Hadith 18 Yahya related to me from Malik from Hisham ibn Urwa from his father that A’isha, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, prayed while he was ill. He prayed sitting, […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 8, Hadith 19

Muwatta Malik: Book 8, Hadith 19 Yahya related to me from Malik from Hisham ibn Urwa from his father that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, came out during his illness, and approached and found Abu Bakr standing, leading the people in prayer. Abu Bakr began to go back, […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 8, Hadith 20

Muwatta Malik: Book 8, Hadith 20 Yahya related to me from Malik from Ismail ibn Muhammad ibn Said ibn Abi Waqqas from a mawla of Amr ibn al-As or of Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-As that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “The prayer of one of you […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 8, Hadith 21

Muwatta Malik: Book 8, Hadith 21 Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab that Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al As said, “When we arrived at Madina we were struck down by a severe epidemic which debilitated us greatly. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, came out to […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 8, Hadith 22

Muwatta Malik: Book 8, Hadith 22 Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from as-Sa’ib ibn Yazid from al Muttalib ibn Abi Wadaa as-Sahmi that Hafsa, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “I never saw the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 8, Hadith 23

Muwatta Malik: Book 8, Hadith 23 Yahya related to me from Malik from Hisham ibn Urwa from his father that A’isha, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, told him that she had never seen the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, doing night […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 8, Hadith 24

Muwatta Malik: Book 8, Hadith 24 Yahya related to me from Malik from Abdullah ibn Yazid al-Madani and from Abu’n Nadr from Abu Salama ibn Abd ar-Rahman 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, […]