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 5, Hadith 17

Muwatta Malik: Book 5, Hadith 17 Yahya related to me from Malik from Yazid ibn Abdullah ibn al-Had from Muhammad ibn Ibrahim ibn al-Harith at-Taymi from Abu Salama ibn Abd ar-Rahman ibn Awf that Abu Hurayra said, “I went out to at-Tur (Mount Sinai) and met Kab al Ahbar and sat with him. He related […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 5, Hadith 18

Muwatta Malik: Book 5, Hadith 18 Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said that he had heard that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “There is nothing wrong in wearing two garments which are not work-clothes for jumua.” حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 5, Hadith 19

Muwatta Malik: Book 5, Hadith 19 Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umar would never go to jumua without wearing oil and perfume except when it was forbidden (i.e. when he was muhrim). وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ، كَانَ لاَ يَرُوحُ إِلَى الْجُمُعَةِ إِلاَّ ادَّهَنَ […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 5, Hadith 20

Muwatta Malik: Book 5, Hadith 20 Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi from Abdullah ibn Abi Bakr ibn Hazm from whoever related it to him that Abu Hurayra used to say, “It is better for a man to pray on the surface of al Harra (a rocky area in Madina) than for him […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 5, Hadith 21

Muwatta Malik: Book 5, Hadith 21 Yahya related to me from Malik from Damra ibn Said al-Mazini from Ubaydullah ibn Abdullah ibn Utba ibn Masud that ad-Dahhak ibn Qays asked an-Numan ibn Bashir, “What did the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, use to recite on the day of jumua […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 5, Hadith 22

Muwatta Malik: Book 5, Hadith 22 Yahya related to me from Malik that Safwan ibn Sulaym said, “If anyone omits jumua three times without reason or illness, Allah will set a seal on his heart.” (Malik said, “I don’t know if it was from the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 5, Hadith 23

Muwatta Malik: Book 5, Hadith 23 Yahya related to me from Malik from Jafar ibn Muhammad from his father that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, gave two khutbas on the day of jumua and sat down between them. وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّ […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 6, Hadith 1

Muwatta Malik: Book 6, Hadith 1 Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Urwa ibn az- Zubayr from A’isha, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, prayed in the mosque one night and […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 6, Hadith 2

Muwatta Malik: Book 6, Hadith 2 Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Abu Salama ibn Abd ar-Rahman ibn Awf from Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to exhort people to watch the night in prayer in Ramadan but never ordered it […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 6, Hadith 3

Muwatta Malik: Book 6, Hadith 3 Malik related to me from Ibn Shihab from Urwa ibn az-Zubayr that Abd ar-Rahman ibn Abd al-Qari said, “I went out with Umar ibn alKhattab in Ramadan to the mosque and the people there were spread out in groups. Some men were praying by themselves, whilst others were praying […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 6, Hadith 4

Muwatta Malik: Book 6, Hadith 4 Yahya related to me from Malik from Muhammad ibn Yusuf that as- Sa’ib ibn Yazid said, “Umar ibn al-Khattab ordered Ubayy ibn Kab and Tamim ad-Dari to watch the night in prayer with the people for eleven rakas.The reciterof the Qur’an would recite the Mi’in (a group of medium-sized […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 6, Hadith 5

Muwatta Malik: Book 6, Hadith 5 Yahya related to me from Malik that Yazid ibn Ruman said, “The people used to watch the night in prayer during Ramadan for twenty- three rakas in the time of Umar ibn al-Khattab.” وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ رُومَانَ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ كَانَ النَّاسُ يَقُومُونَ فِي زَمَانِ عُمَرَ بْنِ […]