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 9, Hadith 82

Muwatta Malik: Book 9, Hadith 82 Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umar used to say, “When a sick man is unable to prostrate he should motion with his head, and not raise anything to his forehead.” وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ، كَانَ يَقُولُ إِذَا […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 9, Hadith 83

Muwatta Malik: Book 9, Hadith 83 Yahya related to me from Malik from Rabia ibn Abi Abd ar-Rahman that if Abdullah ibn Umar arrived at the mosque and the people had already prayed, he would begin with the obligatory prayer and not pray anything before it. وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ رَبِيعَةَ بْنِ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 9, Hadith 84

Muwatta Malik: Book 9, Hadith 84 Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umar passed by a man who was praying and said, “Peace be upon you,” and the man replied to him. Abdullah ibn Umar returned to him and said, “When someone says, ‘Peace be upon you’ to you while […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 9, Hadith 85

Muwatta Malik: Book 9, Hadith 85 Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umar used to say, “Someone who only remembers that he has forgotten a prayer when he is praying the next prayer behind an imam, should pray the prayer he has forgotten after the imam has said the taslim, […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 9, Hadith 86

Muwatta Malik: Book 9, Hadith 86 Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said from Muhammad ibn Yahya ibn Habban that his paternal uncle Wasi ibn Habban said, “I was praying, and Abdullah ibn Umar was resting his back on the wall of the qibla. When I had finished the prayer I turned […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 9, Hadith 87

Muwatta Malik: Book 9, Hadith 87 Yahya related to me from Malik from Hisham ibn Urwa from his father that one of the muhajirun in whom he saw no harm asked Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-As, “Can I pray in a place where camels are watered?” Abdullah replied, “No, but you can pray in a […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 9, Hadith 88

Muwatta Malik: Book 9, Hadith 88 Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab that Said ibn al- Musayyab said, “Which prayer is it when you remain in the sitting position in every raka?” Said said, “It is maghrib when you miss one raka, and that is the sunna in all the prayers.” وَحَدَّثَنِي […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 9, Hadith 89

Muwatta Malik: Book 9, Hadith 89 Yahya related to me from Malik from Amir ibn Abdullah ibn az- Zubayr from Amr ibn Sulaym az-Zuraqi from Abu Qutada al-Ansari that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to pray carrying Umama, who was the daughter of his daughter Zaynab by […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 9, Hadith 90

Muwatta Malik: Book 9, Hadith 90 Yahya related to me from Abu’z-Zinad from al-Araj from Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “A group of angels in the night and a group of angels in the day alternate with each other among you, and gather together […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 9, Hadith 91

Muwatta Malik: Book 9, Hadith 91 Yahya related to me from Malik from Hisham ibn Urwa from his father 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, said, “Tell Abu Bakr to lead the people […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 9, Hadith 92

Muwatta Malik: Book 9, Hadith 92 Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Ata ibn Yazid al-Laythi that Ubaydullah ibn Adi ibnal-Khiyar said, “Once when the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, was sitting with some people, a man came to him and spoke secretly to him. […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 9, Hadith 93

Muwatta Malik: Book 9, Hadith 93 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, “O Allah! Do not make my grave an idol that is worshipped. The anger on those who took the graves of […]