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 48, Hadith 20

Muwatta Malik: Book 48, Hadith 20 Yahya related to me from Malik that Ishaq ibn Abdullah ibn Abi Talha said, “Anas ibn Malik said, ‘I saw Umar ibn al-Khattab when he was the amir of Madina. Three patches were sewn between his shoulders, one patched over the other.’ ” وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 49, Hadith 1

Muwatta Malik: Book 49, Hadith 1 Yahya related to me from Malik that Rabia ibn Abi Abd ar-Rahman heard Anas ibn Malik say, “The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, was not excessively tall or short. He was not very pallid nor dark. He did not have curly hair or […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 49, Hadith 2

Muwatta Malik: Book 49, Hadith 2 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, “I dreamt at night that I was at the Kaba, and I saw a dark man like the most handsome of dark men […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 49, Hadith 3

Muwatta Malik: Book 49, Hadith 3 Yahya related to me from Malik from Said ibn Abi Said al-Maqburi from his father that Abu Hurayra said, “There are five things from the fitra: cutting the nails, trimming the moustache, removing the hair from the armpit, shaving the pubic region and circumcision.” وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 49, Hadith 4

Muwatta Malik: Book 49, Hadith 4 Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said that Said ibn al-Musayyub said, “Ibrahim, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, was the first to give hospitality to the guest and the first person to be circumcised and the first person to trim the moustache and […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 49, Hadith 5

Muwatta Malik: Book 49, Hadith 5 Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu’z-Zubayr from Jabir ibn Abdullah as-Salami that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, forbade a man to eat with his left hand or walk in one sandal or wrap a single garment around his drawn-up legs […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 49, Hadith 6

Muwatta Malik: Book 49, Hadith 6 Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Abu Bakr ibn Ubaydullah ibn Abdullah ibn Umar from Abdullah ibn Umar that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “When you eat, eat with your right hand and drink with your right […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 49, Hadith 7

Muwatta Malik: Book 49, Hadith 7 Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu’z-Zinad from al-Araj from Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “The very poor are not the people who constantly walk from person to person and are given one or two morsels, and […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 49, Hadith 8

Muwatta Malik: Book 49, Hadith 8 Yahya related to me from Malik from Zayd ibn Aslam from Ibn Bujayd (formerly al-Ansari) from his grandmother that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “Give to the very poor, if only a roasted hoof.” وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ، […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 49, Hadith 9

Muwatta Malik: Book 49, Hadith 9 Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu’z-Zinad from al-Araj that Abu Hurayra said, “The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, ‘The muslim eats in one intestine, and the kafir eats in seven!’ “ حَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 49, Hadith 10

Muwatta Malik: Book 49, Hadith 10 Yahya related to me from Malik from Suhayl ibn Abi Salih from his father from Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, gave hospitality to a kafir guest. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, ordered […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 49, Hadith 11

Muwatta Malik: Book 49, Hadith 11 Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi from Zayd ibn Abdullah ibn Umar ibn al-Khattab from Abdullah ibn Abd ar-Rahman ibn Abi Bakras-Siddiq from Umm Salama, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him […]