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 31, Hadith 89

Muwatta Malik: Book 31, Hadith 89 Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Abu Bakr ibn Abd ar-Rahman ibn al-Harith ibn Hisham that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “Whenever a man sells wares and then the buyer becomes bankrupt and the seller has not […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 31, Hadith 90

Muwatta Malik: Book 31, Hadith 90 Malik related to me from Yahya ibn Said from Abu Bakr ibn Muhammad ibn Amr ibn Hazm from Umar ibn Abdal-Aziz from Abu Bakr ibn Abd ar-Rahman ibn al-Harith ibn Hisham from Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “If […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 31, Hadith 91

Muwatta Malik: Book 31, Hadith 91 Yahya related to me from Malik from Zayd ibn Aslam from Ata ibn Yasar that Abu Rafi, the mawla of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, borrowed a young camel […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 31, Hadith 92

Muwatta Malik: Book 31, Hadith 92 Malik related to me from Humayd ibn Qays al-Makki that Mujahid said, “Abdullah ibn Umar borrowed some dirhams from a man, then he discharged his debt with dirhams better than them. The man said, ‘Abu Abdar-Rahman. These are better than the dirhams which I lent you.’ Abdullah ibn Umar […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 31, Hadith 93

Muwatta Malik: Book 31, Hadith 93 Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that Umar ibn al-Khattab said that he disapproved of one man lending another food on the provision that he gave it back to him in another city. He said, “Where is the transport?” حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّهُ بَلَغَهُ […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 31, Hadith 94

Muwatta Malik: Book 31, Hadith 94 And Malik related to me that he had heard that a man came to Abdullah ibn Umar and said, “Abu Abd ar-Rahman, I gave a man a loan and stipulated that he give me better than what I lent him.” Abdullah ibn Umar said, “That is usury.” Abdullah said, […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 31, Hadith 95

Muwatta Malik: Book 31, Hadith 95 Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that he heard Abdullah ibn Umar say, “If someone lends something, let the only condition be that it is repaid.” وَحَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ، يَقُولُ مَنْ أَسْلَفَ سَلَفًا فَلاَ يَشْتَرِطْ إِلاَّ قَضَاءَهُ ‏.‏ Muwatta Malik: […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 31, Hadith 96

Muwatta Malik: Book 31, Hadith 96 Malik related to me that he had heard that Abdullah ibn Masud used to say, “If someone makes a loan, they should not stipulate better than it. Even if it is a handful of grass, it is usury.” Malik said, “The generally agreed on way of doing things among […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 31, Hadith 97

Muwatta Malik: Book 31, Hadith 97 Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi from Abdullah ibn Umar that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “Do not let any of you bid against each other.” حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 31, Hadith 98

Muwatta Malik: Book 31, Hadith 98 Malik related to me from Abu’z-Zinad from al-Araj from Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “Do not go out to meet the caravans for trade, do not bid against each other, outbidding in order to raise the price, and […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 31, Hadith 99

Muwatta Malik: Book 31, Hadith 99 Malik said, from Nafi from Abdullah ibn Umar that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, forbade najsh. Malik said, “Najsh is to offer a man more than the worth of his goods when you do not mean to buy them and someone else […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 31, Hadith 100

Muwatta Malik: Book 31, Hadith 100 Yahya related to me from Malik from Abdullah ibn Dinar from Abdullah ibn Umar that a man mentioned to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, that he was always being cheated in business transactions. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and […]