Muwatta Malik: Book 7, Hadith 10 Yahya related to me from Malik from Hisham ibn Urwa from his father that A’isha, umm al-muminin said, “The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to pray thirteen rakas in the night and then would pray two rakas when he heard the adhan […]
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 7, Hadith 11 Yahya related to me from Malik from Makhrama ibn Sulayman from Kurayb, the mawla of Ibn Abbas, that Abdullah ibn Abbas told him that he had spent a night at the house of Maimuna, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, who was […]
Muwatta Malik: Book 7, Hadith 12 Yahya related to me from Malik from Abdullah ibn Abi Bakr from his father that Abdullah ibn Qays ibn Makhrama told him that Zayd ibn Khalid al-Juhani said one night that he was going to observe the prayer of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant […]
Muwatta Malik: Book 7, Hadith 13 Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi and Abdullah ibn Umar that a man asked the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, about night prayers. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “Night prayers are two by […]
Muwatta Malik: Book 7, Hadith 14 Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said from Muhammad ibn Yahya ibn Habban from Ibn Muhayriz that a man from the Kinana tribe called al-Mukhdaji heard a man in Syria known as Abu Muhammad saying, “The witr is obligatory (fard).” Al-Mukhdaji said, “I went to Ubada […]
Muwatta Malik: Book 7, Hadith 15 Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu Bakr ibn Umar that Said ibn Yasar said, ”I was travelling with Abdullah ibn Umar on the road to Makka, and fearing that it was nearly dawn. I dismounted and prayed witr. Abdullah said, ‘Is there not a model for you […]
Muwatta Malik: Book 7, Hadith 16 Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said that Said ibn al-Musayyab said, “Abu Bakr as-Siddiq used to pray witr when he wished to go to bed, and Umar ibn al-Khattab used to pray witr at the end of the night. As for me, I pray witr […]
Muwatta Malik: Book 7, Hadith 17 Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that a man asked Abdullah ibn Umar whether the witr was obligatory and Abdullah ibn Umar said, “The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, prayed witr, and the muslims prayed witr.” The man began […]
Muwatta Malik: Book 7, Hadith 18 Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that A’isha, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to say, “If someone fears that he will sleep through till the morning, let him pray the witr before he sleeps, and if […]
Muwatta Malik: Book 7, Hadith 19 Yahya related to me from Malik that Nafi said, “I was with Abdullah ibn Umar in Makka. The sky was clouded over and Abdullah feared that dawn was approaching so he prayed one raka for witr. Then the clouds cleared and he saw that it was still night, so […]
Muwatta Malik: Book 7, Hadith 20 Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umar used to say the taslim between the two rakas and the one raka of witr so that he could order something he needed. وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ، كَانَ يُسَلِّمُ بَيْنَ الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ […]
Muwatta Malik: Book 7, Hadith 21 Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab that Sad ibn Abi Waqqas used to pray witr after isha with one raka. Malik said, “This is not the situation with us. Rather three is the minimum for witr.” وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، أَنَّ سَعْدَ بْنَ أَبِي […]