Book 9: Shortening the Prayer

Muwatta Malik: Book 9, Hadith 25 Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab that Safwan said, “Abdullah ibn Umar used to come and visit Abdullah ibn Safwan and he would pray two rakas with us, and when he went away we would stand and complete the prayer.” وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 9, Hadith 26 Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umar never used to pray anything with the fard prayer, either before it or after it, while travelling, except in the depths of the night. He would pray on the ground or on his mount, whichever way it […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 9, Hadith 27 Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that al-Qasim ibn Muhammad and Urwa ibn az-Zubayr and Abu Bakr ibn Abd ar Rahman used to pray nawafil when travelling. Yahya said that Malik was asked about voluntary prayers when travelling and he said, “There is no harm […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 9, Hadith 28 Yahya related to me that Malik said, “I have heard from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umar used to see his son, Ubaydullah ibn Abdullah, doing voluntary prayers on a journey,and he would not disapprove of it.” وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ بَلَغَنِي عَنْ نَافِعٍ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ، كَانَ […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 9, Hadith 29 Yahya related to me from Malik from Amr ibn Yahya al-Mazini from Abu’l-Hubab Said ibn Yasar that Abdullah ibn Umar said, “I saw the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, praying on a donkey while heading towards Khaybar.” وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 9, Hadith 30 Yahya related to me from Malik from Abdullah ibn Dinar from Abdullah ibn Umar that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to pray on his mount while travelling, whichever way it was facing. Abdullah ibn Dinar said, “Abdullah ibn Umar would also […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 9, Hadith 31 Yahya related to me from Malik that Yahya ibn Said said, “I saw Anas ibn Malik on a journey praying on a donkey facing away from the qibla. He did the raka and the sajda by motioning with his head, without putting his face on anything.” وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 9, Hadith 32 Yahya related to me from Malik from Musa ibn Maysara from Abu Murra, the mawla of Aqil ibn Abi Talib, that Umm Hani bint Abi Talib told him that in the year of the conquest the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, prayed eight […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 9, Hadith 33 Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu’n Nadr, the mawla of Umar ibn Ubaydullah, that Abu Murra, the mawla of Aqil ibn Abi Talib, told him that he had heard Umm Hani bint Abi Talib say, “I went to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 9, Hadith 34 Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Urwa ibn az- Zubayr that A’isha, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “I never once saw the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, doing the voluntary […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 9, Hadith 35 Yahya related to me from Malik from Zayd ibn Aslam from A’isha that she used to pray duha with eight rakas, and she would say, “I would never stop doing them even if my parents were to be brought back to life.” وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ، […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 9, Hadith 36 Yahya related to me from Malik from Ishaq ibn Abdullah ibn Abi Talha from Anas ibn Malik that his grandmother, Mulayka, invited the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, for food and he ate some of it. Then the Messenger of Allah, may Allah […]