Muwatta Malik: Book 3, Hadith 23 Yahya related to me from Malik that Ibn Shihab used to say, “When a man catches the raka he says, ‘Allah is greater’ once, and that takbir is enough for him.” Malik added, “That is if he intended to begin the prayer by that takbir ” Malik was asked […]
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 3, Hadith 24 Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Muhammad ibn Jubayr ibn Mutim that his father said, “I heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, recite at-Tur (Sura 52) in the maghrib prayer.” حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ […]
Muwatta Malik: Book 3, Hadith 25 Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Ubaydullah ibn Abdullah ibn Utba ibn Masud from Abdullah ibn Abbas that Umm al- Fadl bint al-Harith heard him reciting al Mursalat (sura 77) and she said to him, “My son, you have reminded me by reciting this sura […]
Muwatta Malik: Book 3, Hadith 26 26 Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu Ubayd, the mawla of Sulayman ibn Abd alMalik, from Ubada ibn Nusayy from Qays ibn al Harith that Abu Abdullah as-Sunabihi said, “I arrived in Madina in the khalifate of Abu Bakr as-Siddiq, and I prayed maghrib behind him. He […]
Muwatta Malik: Book 3, Hadith 27 Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umar used to recite in all four rakas as when he prayed alone – in every raka the umm al-Qur’an and another sura from the Qur’an. Sometimes he would recite two or three suras in one raka in […]
Muwatta Malik: Book 3, Hadith 28 Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said from Adi ibn Thabit al-Ansari that al-Barra ibn Azib said, “I prayed isha with the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and he recited at-Tin (Sura 95) in it.” وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ يَحْيَى […]
Muwatta Malik: Book 3, Hadith 29 Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi from Ibrahim ibn Abdullah ibn Hunayn from hisfatherfromAliibnAbiTalibthattheMessengerof Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, forbade wearing the qassi (an Egyptian garment, stripedwithsilk),wearing gold rings, and reciting the Qur’an in ruku. حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ […]
Muwatta Malik: Book 3, Hadith 30 Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said from Muhammad ibn Ibrahim ibn al Harith at-Taymi from Abu Hazim at-Tammar from al Bayadi that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, came out to the people while they were praying and their […]
Muwatta Malik: Book 3, Hadith 31 Yahya related to me from Malik from Humayd at-Tawil that Anas ibn Malik said, “I stood behind Abu Bakr and Umar and Uthman and none of them used to recite ‘In the name of Allah, the Merciful, the Compassionate’ when they began the prayer.” وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ […]
Muwatta Malik: Book 3, Hadith 32 Yahya related to me from Malik from his paternal uncle Abu Suhayl ibn Malik that his father said, “We heard the recitation of Umar ibn al-Khattab when we were at the home of Abu Jahmin al-Balat.” (Al-Balat was a place in Madina between the mosque and the market.) وَحَدَّثَنِي […]
Muwatta Malik: Book 3, Hadith 33 Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that when Abdullah ibn Umar missed anything of the prayer in which the imam recited out loud, he would stand up when the imam had said the taslim and recite what he owed out loud to himself. وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ […]
Muwatta Malik: Book 3, Hadith 34 Yahya related to me from Malik that Yazid ibn Ruman said, “I used to pray next to Nafi ibn Jubayr ibn Mutim and he would nudge me to prompt him while we were praying.” وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ رُومَانَ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ كُنْتُ أُصَلِّي إِلَى جَانِبِ نَافِعِ بْنِ […]