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 2, Hadith 6

Muwatta Malik: Book 2, Hadith 6 Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Muhammad ibn Talhafrom Uthman ibn Abd ar-Rahman that his father related to him that he had heard that Umar ibn al-Khattab used to wash what was beneath his waist wrapper with water. Yahya said that Malik was asked what a […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 2, Hadith 7

Muwatta Malik: Book 2, Hadith 7 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 wake up from sleep to pray, wash your hands before you put them in the wudu water, for you do […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 2, Hadith 8

Muwatta Malik: Book 2, Hadith 8 Yahya related to me from Malik from Zayd ibn Aslam that Umar ibn al-Khattab said, “If you fall asleep Iying down you must do wudu ( before you pray) . “ وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ، أَنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ، قَالَ إِذَا نَامَ أَحَدُكُمْ مُضْطَجِعًا فَلْيَتَوَضَّأْ ‏.‏ […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 2, Hadith 9

Muwatta Malik: Book 2, Hadith 9 Yahya related to me from Malik from Zayd ibn Aslam that the ayat “You who believe! When you rise for prayer wash your faces, and your arms to the elbows, and wipe over your heads and your feet up to the ankles,” refers to rising from bed, meaning sleep. […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 2, Hadith 10

Muwatta Malik: Book 2, Hadith 10 Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafithat Ibn Umar used to sleep sitting and then would pray without doing wudu. وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، أَنَّ ابْنَ عُمَرَ، كَانَ يَنَامُ جَالِسًا ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي وَلاَ يَتَوَضَّأُ ‏.‏ Muwatta Malik: Book 2, Hadith 10   The above hadith is from […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 2, Hadith 11

Muwatta Malik: Book 2, Hadith 11 Yahya related to me from Malik from Safwan ibn Sulaym from Said ibn Salama of the Bani Azraq from al-Mughira ibn Abi Burda of the tribe of Bani Abd ad-Dar that he had heard Abu Hurayra speak about a man who came to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 2, Hadith 12

Muwatta Malik: Book 2, Hadith 12 Yahya related to me from Malik from Ishaq ibn Abdullah ibn Abi Talha from Humayda bint Abi Ubayda ibn Farwa that her maternal aunt Kabsha bint Kab ibn Malik, who was the wife of the son of Abu Qatada al-Ansari, told her that once Abu Qatada was visiting her […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 2, Hadith 13

Muwatta Malik: Book 2, Hadith 13 Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said from Muhammad ibn Ibrahim ibn alHarith at-Taymi from Yahya ibn Abd ar-Rahman ibn Hatib that Umar ibn al-Khattab set out on one occasion with a party of riders, one of whom was Amr ibn al-As. They came to a […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 2, Hadith 14

Muwatta Malik: Book 2, Hadith 14 Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umar used to say that men and their wives used to do wudu together in the time of the Messenger of Allah. وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ، كَانَ يَقُولُ إِنْ كَانَ الرِّجَالُ وَالنِّسَاءُ […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 2, Hadith 15

Muwatta Malik: Book 2, Hadith 15 Yahya related to me from Malik from Muhammad ibn Umara from Muhammad ibn Ibrahim that the mother of the son of Ibrahim ibn Abd ar- Rahman ibn Awf questioned Umm Salama, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and said, “I am a […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 2, Hadith 16

Muwatta Malik: Book 2, Hadith 16 Yahya related to me from Malik that he saw Rabia ibn Abd ar- Rahman vomit several times when he was in the mosque and he did not leave, nor did he do wudu before he prayed. Yahya said that Malik was asked whether a man who vomited food had […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 2, Hadith 17

Muwatta Malik: Book 2, Hadith 17 Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umar prepared the body of one of Said ibn Zayd’s sons for burial and carried it and then entered the mosque and prayed without doing wudu. Yahya said that Malik was asked whether it was necessary to do […]