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 1, Hadith 25

Muwatta Malik: Book 1, Hadith 25 Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Said ibn al- Musayyab that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, travelled by night on the way back from Khaybar.Towards the end of the night he stopped for a rest and told Bilal […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 1, Hadith 26

Muwatta Malik: Book 1, Hadith 26 Yahya related to me from Malik that Zayd ibn Aslam said, “The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, stopped for a rest one night on the way to Makka and appointed Bilal to wake them up for the prayer. Bilal slept and everyone else […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 1, Hadith 27

Muwatta Malik: Book 1, Hadith 27 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, “Scorching heat is a part of the blast of Jahannam. So, when the heat is fierce, delay the prayer until it […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 1, Hadith 28

Muwatta Malik: Book 1, Hadith 28 Malik related to us from Abdullah ibn Yazid the mawla of al-Aswad ibn Sufyan, from Abu Salama ibn Abd ar-Rahman from Muhammad ibn Abd ar-Rahman ibn Thawban from Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “When the heat is fierce […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 1, Hadith 29

Muwatta Malik: Book 1, Hadith 29 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, “When the heat is fierce, wait until it gets cooler before you do the prayer, for scorching heat is from the […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 1, Hadith 30

Muwatta Malik: Book 1, Hadith 30 Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Said ibn al- Musayyab that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “Anyone who eats this plant should not come near our mosques. The smell of the garlic will offend us.” حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى، […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 1, Hadith 31

Muwatta Malik: Book 1, Hadith 31 Yahya related to me from Malik from Abd ar-Rahman ibn al-Mujabbar that he used to see Salim ibn Abdullah pull the cloth away fiercely from the mouth of any man he saw covering his mouth while praying. وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الْمُجَبَّرِ، أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَرَى سَالِمَ […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 2, Hadith 1

Muwatta Malik: Book 2, Hadith 1 Yahya related to me from Malik from Amr ibn Yahya al-Mazini that his father once asked Abdullah ibn Zayd ibn Asim, who was the grandfather of Amr ibn Yahya al-Mazini and one of the companions of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, if […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 2, Hadith 2

Muwatta Malik: Book 2, Hadith 2 Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu’zZinad from al-Araj from Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “When you do wudu, snuff water into your nose and blow it out, and if you use stones to clean your private […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 2, Hadith 3

Muwatta Malik: Book 2, Hadith 3 Yahya related to me from Ibn Shihab from Abu Idris al-Khawlani from Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “The person doing wudu should snuff water up his nose and blow it out again.” وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 2, Hadith 4

Muwatta Malik: Book 2, Hadith 4 Yahya said that he heard Malik say that there was no harm in washing the mouth and cleaning the nose with only one handful of water. Muwatta Malik: Book 2, Hadith 4   The above hadith is from the Muwatta Malik collection of hadiths. Imam Malik ibn Anas spent […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 2, Hadith 5

Muwatta Malik: Book 2, Hadith 5 Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that Abd ar- Rahman ibn Abi Bakr was visiting A’isha, the wife of the Prophet, may AIIah bless him and grant him peace, on the day that Sad ibn Abi Waqqas died, and he asked for some water to […]