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 9, Shortening the Prayer, discusses the allowances for shortening prayers during travel or hardship.

Muwatta Malik: Book 9, Hadith 61

Muwatta Malik: Book 9, Hadith 61 Yahya related to me from Malik from Sumayy, the mawla of Abu Bakr, that Abu Bakr ibn Abd ar-Rahman used to say, “Someone who goes to the mosque in the morning or the afternoon with no intention of going anywhere else, either to learn good or teach it, is […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 9, Hadith 62

Muwatta Malik: Book 9, Hadith 62 Yahya related to me from Malik from Nuaym ibn Abdullah al-Mujmir that he heard Abu Hurayra say, “If any one of you prays and then sits down in the spot where he has prayed, the angels ask blessings on him saying, ‘Allah, forgive him. Allah, have mercy on him.’ […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 9, Hadith 63

Muwatta Malik: Book 9, Hadith 63 Yahya related to me from Malik from al Ala ibn Abd ar-Rahman ibn Yaqub from his father from Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “Shall I tell you the things by which Allah erases wrong actions and by which […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 9, Hadith 64

Muwatta Malik: Book 9, Hadith 64 Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that Said ibn al-Musayyab said, “It is said that no-one except a hypocrite leaves the mosque after the call to prayer, except for someone who intends to return.” وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّهُ بَلَغَهُ أَنَّ سَعِيدَ بْنَ الْمُسَيَّبِ، قَالَ يُقَالُ […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 9, Hadith 65

Muwatta Malik: Book 9, Hadith 65 Yahya related to me from Malik from Amir ibn Abdullah ibn az- Zubayr from Amr ibn Sulaymaz-Zuraqi from Abu Qatadaal-Ansari that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “When you enter the mosque, you should pray two rakas before you sit down.” وَحَدَّثَنِي […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 9, Hadith 66

Muwatta Malik: Book 9, Hadith 66 Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu’nNadr, the mawla of Umar ibn Ubaydullah, that Abu Salama ibn Abd ar-Rahman asked him, “Didn’t I see your master sit down before praying after he had entered the mosque?” Abu’n-Nadr said, “By that he meant Umar ibn Ubaydullah, and he was […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 9, Hadith 67

Muwatta Malik: Book 9, Hadith 67 Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umar used to place his palms flat on the surface where he put his forehead. Nafi said, “I have seen him take his hands out from under his burnus on a very cold day and place them on […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 9, Hadith 68

Muwatta Malik: Book 9, Hadith 68 Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umar used to say, “When one of you puts his forehead on the ground he should put his palms on the place where he puts his forehead. Then, when he rises, he should raise them, for the hands […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 9, Hadith 69

Muwatta Malik: Book 9, Hadith 69 Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu Hazim Salama ibn Dinar from Sahl ibn Said as-Saidi that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, went to the tribe of Bani Amr ibn Awf to settle their disputes .The time for the prayer came […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 9, Hadith 70

Muwatta Malik: Book 9, Hadith 70 Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Ibn Umar would never turn around when praying. وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، أَنَّ ابْنَ عُمَرَ، لَمْ يَكُنْ يَلْتَفِتُ فِي صَلاَتِهِ ‏.‏ Muwatta Malik: Book 9, Hadith 70   The above hadith is from the Muwatta Malik collection of hadiths. […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 9, Hadith 71

Muwatta Malik: Book 9, Hadith 71 Yahya related to me from Malik that Abu Jafar al-Qari said, “I was praying, and Abdullah ibn Umar was behind me and I was not aware of it. Then I turned round and he prodded me (in disapproval).” وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ الْقَارِئِ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ كُنْتُ أُصَلِّي […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 9, Hadith 72

Muwatta Malik: Book 9, Hadith 72 Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab that Abu Umama ibn Sahl ibn Hunayf said, “Zayd ibn Thabit entered the mosque and found the people in ruku, so he went into ruku and then moved slowly forward until he reached the row.” حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنِ […]