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 51, Hadith 11

Muwatta Malik: Book 51, Hadith 11 Yahya related to me from Malik from Suhayl ibn Abi Salih from his father from Abu Hurayra that a man of the Aslam tribe said, “I did not sleep last night.” The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said to him, “For what reason?” […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 51, Hadith 12

Muwatta Malik: Book 51, Hadith 12 Yahya related to me from Malik from Summayy, the mawla of Abu Bakr from al-Qa’qa ibn Hakim that Kab al-Ahbar said, “Had it not been for some words which I said, the jews would have made me into a donkey.” Someone asked him what they were. He said, “I […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 51, Hadith 13

Muwatta Malik: Book 51, Hadith 13 Yahya related to me from Malik from Abdullah ibn Abd ar-Rahman ibn Mamar from Abu’l-Hubab Said ibn Yasar that Abu Hurayra said, “The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, ‘Allah, the Blessed, the Exalted, will say on the Day of Rising, “Where are […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 51, Hadith 14

Muwatta Malik: Book 51, Hadith 14 Yahya related to me from Malik from Khubayb ibn Abd ar-Rahman al- Ansari from Hafs ibn Asim that either Abu Said al-Khudri or Abu Hurayra said, “The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, ‘There are seven whom Allah will shade in His shade […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 51, Hadith 15

Muwatta Malik: Book 51, Hadith 15 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, said, “If Allah loves a slave, he says to Jibril, ‘I love so-and-so, so love him,’ so Jibril loves […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 51, Hadith 16

Muwatta Malik: Book 51, Hadith 16 Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu Hazim ibn Dinar that Abu Idris al-Khawlani said, “I entered the Damascus mosque and there was a young man with a beautiful mouth and white teeth sitting with some people. When they disagreed about something, they referred it to him and […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 51, Hadith 17

Muwatta Malik: Book 51, Hadith 17 Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that Abdullah ibn Abbas said, “Equanimity, gentleness, and good behaviour are one twenty-fifth of prophecy.” وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّهُ بَلَغَهُ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَقُولُ الْقَصْدُ وَالْتُّؤَدَةُ وَحُسْنُ السَّمْتِ جُزْءٌ مِنْ خَمْسَةٍ وَعِشْرِينَ جُزْءًا مِنَ النُّبُوَّةِ […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 52, Hadith 1

Muwatta Malik: Book 52, Hadith 1 Yahya related to me from Malik from Ishaq ibn Abdullah ibn Abi Talha al-Ansari from Anas ibn Malik that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “The good dream of a man who is salih is a forty-sixth part of prophecy.” Yahya related […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 52, Hadith 2

Muwatta Malik: Book 52, Hadith 2 Yahya related to me from Malik from Ishaq ibn Abdullah ibn Abi Talha from Zufar ibn Sasaca from his father from Abu Hurayra that when the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, left the morning prayer, he would say, “Has any of you had […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 52, Hadith 3

Muwatta Malik: Book 52, Hadith 3 Yahya related to me from Malik from Zayd ibn Aslam from Ata ibn Yasar that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “All that will be left of prophecy after me are the mubashshirat.” They said, “What are the mubashshirat, Messenger of Allah?” […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 52, Hadith 4

Muwatta Malik: Book 52, Hadith 4 Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said that Abu Salama ibn Abd ar-Rahman said, “I heard Abu Qatada ibn Ribiyy say that he heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say, ‘The good dream is from Allah, and the bad […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 52, Hadith 5

Muwatta Malik: Book 52, Hadith 5 Yahya related to me from Malik from Hisham ibn Urwa that his father said about this ayat, “You have good news in the life of this world and the next world,” (Sura 10 ayat 64), that it was the good dream which the man who was salih saw or […]