Step into one of the earliest and most revered collections of Hadith and Islamic jurisprudence, the Muwatta’ of Imam Malik. This foundational text presents the established practices of the people of Medina, which Imam Malik considered a living continuity of the Sunnah. Here, you will explore a masterful blend of prophetic narrations, the rulings of the Companions, and the consensus of early scholars. Consequently, studying the Muwatta offers unparalleled insight into the Fiqh of the Salaf and the origins of the Maliki school of thought.

Muwatta Malik: Book 30, Hadith 11

Muwatta Malik: Book 30, Hadith 11 Yahya related to me from Malik that Yahya ibn Said said that he heard Said ibn al-Musayyab say, “Suckling is only while the child is in the cradle. If not, it does not cause flesh and blood relations.” وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ سَعِيدَ […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 30, Hadith 12

Muwatta Malik: Book 30, Hadith 12 Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab that he said, “Suckling however little or much, makes haram. Kinship by suckling makes men mahram.” Yahya said that he had heard Malik say, “Suckling, however little or much when it is in the first two years, makes haram. As […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 30, Hadith 13

Muwatta Malik: Book 30, Hadith 13 Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab that he was asked about the suckling of an older person. He said, ”Urwa ibn az-Zubayr informed me that Abu Hudhayfa ibn Utba ibn Rabia, one of the companions of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 30, Hadith 14

Muwatta Malik: Book 30, Hadith 14 Yahya related to me from Malik that Abdullah ibn Dinar said, “A man came to Abdullah ibn Umar when I waswith him at the place where judgments were given and asked him about the suckling of an older person. Abdullah ibn Umar replied, ‘A man came to Umar ibn […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 30, Hadith 15

Muwatta Malik: Book 30, Hadith 15 Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said that a man said to Abu Musa al-Ashari, “I drank some milk from my wife’s breasts and it went into my stomach.” Abu Musa said, “I can only but think that she is haram for you.” Abdullah ibn Masud […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 30, Hadith 16

Muwatta Malik: Book 30, Hadith 16 Yahya related to me from Malik from Abdullah ibn Dinar from Sulayman ibn Yasar and from Urwa ibn az-Zubayr from A’isha umm al- muminin, that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, ” What is haram by birth is haram by suckling.” وَحَدَّثَنِي […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 30, Hadith 17

Muwatta Malik: Book 30, Hadith 17 Yahya related to me from Malik that Muhammad ibn Abd ar-Rahman ibn Nawfal said, ”Urwa ibn az-Zubayr informed me from A’isha umm al- muminin that Judama bint Wahb al-Asadiyya informed her that she heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say, ‘I intended […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 30, Hadith 18

Muwatta Malik: Book 30, Hadith 18 Yahya related to me from Malik from Abdullah ibn Abi Bakr ibn Hazm from Amra bint Abd ar-Rahman that A’isha, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “Amongst what was sent down of the Qur’an was ‘ten known sucklings make haram’ – […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 31, Hadith 1

Muwatta Malik: Book 31, Hadith 1 Yahya related to me from Malik from a reliable source from Amr ibn Shuayb from his father from his father’s father that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, forbade transactions in which nonrefundable deposits were paid. Malik said, “That is, in our opinion, […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 31, Hadith 2

Muwatta Malik: Book 31, Hadith 2 Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi from Abdullah ibn Umar that Umar ibn al-Khattab said, “If a slave who has wealth is sold, that wealth belongs to the seller unless the buyer stipulates its inclusion.” Malik said, “The generally agreed upon way of doing things among us […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 31, Hadith 3

Muwatta Malik: Book 31, Hadith 3 Yahya related to me from Malik from Abdullah ibn Abi Bakr ibn Muhammad ibn Amr ibn Hazm that Aban ibn Uthman and Hisham ibn Ismail used to mention in their khutbas built-in liability agreements in the sale of slaves, to cover both a three day period and a similar […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 31, Hadith 4

Muwatta Malik: Book 31, Hadith 4 Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said from Salim ibn Abdullah that Abdullah ibn Umar sold one of his slaves for eight hundred dirhams with the stipulation that he was not responsible for defects. The person who bought the slave complained to Abdullah ibn Umar that […]