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 36, Hadith 17

Muwatta Malik: Book 36, Hadith 17 Yahya said, “Malik related to us from Ibn Shihab from Sa’id ibn al-Musayyab that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, ‘The pledge given as security is not forfeited.’ ” Malik said, “The explanation of that according to what we think – and […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 36, Hadith 18

Muwatta Malik: Book 36, Hadith 18 Yahya said, “I heard Malik say that if a man pledges his garden for a stated period and the fruits of that garden are ready before the end of that period, the fruits are not included in the pledge with the real estate, unless it is stipulated by the […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 36, Hadith 19

Muwatta Malik: Book 36, Hadith 19 Yahya said that he had heard Malik say, “The undisputed way of doing things in our community concerning pledges is that in cases where land or a house or an animal are known to have been destroyed whilst in the possession of the broker of the pledge, and the […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 36, Hadith 20

Muwatta Malik: Book 36, Hadith 20 Yahya said that he heard Malik speak about two men who had a pledge between them. One of them undertook to sell his pledge, and the other one had asked him to wait a year for his due. He said, “If it is possible to divide the pledge, and […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 36, Hadith 21

Muwatta Malik: Book 36, Hadith 21 Yahya said that he heard Malik speak about someone who pledged goods as security for a loan, and they perished with the broker. The one who took out the loan confirmed its specification. They agreed on the amount of the loan, but challenged each other about the value of […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 36, Hadith 22

Muwatta Malik: Book 36, Hadith 22 Yahya said that he heard Malik say, “What is done in our community about a man who rents an animal for a journey to a specified place and then he goes beyond that place and further, is that the owner of the animal has a choice. If he wants […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 36, Hadith 23

Muwatta Malik: Book 36, Hadith 23 Malik related to me from Ibn Shihab that Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan gave a judgment that the rapist had to pay the raped woman her bride- price. Yahya said that he heard Malik say, “What is done in our community about the man who rapes a woman, virgin or […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 36, Hadith 24

Muwatta Malik: Book 36, Hadith 24 Yahya said that he heard Malik say, “What is done in our community about someone who consumed an animal without the permission of its owner, is that he must pay its price on the day he consumed it. He is not obliged to replace it with a similar animal […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 36, Hadith 25

Muwatta Malik: Book 36, Hadith 25 Yahya related to me from Malik from Zayd ibn Aslam that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “If someone changes his deen – strike his neck!” The meaning of the statement of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 36, Hadith 26

Muwatta Malik: Book 36, Hadith 26 Malik related to me from Abd ar-Rahman ibn Muhammad ibn Abdullah ibn Abd al-Qari that his father said, “A man came to Umar ibn al- Khattab from Abu Musa al-Ashari. Umar asked after various people, and he informed him. Then Umar inquired, ‘Do you have any recent news?’ He […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 36, Hadith 27

Muwatta Malik: Book 36, Hadith 27 Yahya related to me from Malik from Suhayl ibn Abi Salih as- Samman from his father from Abu Hurayra that Sad ibn Ubada said to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, “What do you think if I find a man with my wife? […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 36, Hadith 28

Muwatta Malik: Book 36, Hadith 28 Malik related to me from Yahya ibn Said from Said ibn al-Musayyab that a Syrian man called Ibn Khaybari found a man with his wife and killed him, or killed them both. Muawiya ibn Abi Sufyan found it difficult to make a decision and he wrote to Abu Musa […]