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 20, Hadith 23

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 23 Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said and ‘Abdullah ibn Abi Bakr and Rabia ibn Abi Abd ar-Rahman that al-Walid ibn Abd al- Malik asked Salim ibn Abdullah and Kharija ibn Zayd ibn Thabit if he could use perfume after he had stoned the jamra and […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 24

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 24 Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi from Abdullah ibn Umar that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “The people of Madina should enter ihram at Dhu’l-Hulayfa, the people of Syria should do so at al-Juhfa, and the people of Najd […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 25

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 25 Yahya related to me from Malik from Abdullah ibn Dinar that Abdullah ibn Umar said, “The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, told the people of Madina to enter ihram at Dhu’l-Hulayfa, the people of Syria to do so at al-Juhfa, and the people […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 26

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 26 Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umar once entered ihram at al-Fur. وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ، أَهَلَّ مِنَ الْفُرْعِ ‏.‏ Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 26   The above hadith is from the Muwatta Malik collection of hadiths. […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 27

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 27 Yahya related to me from Malik from a reliable source that Abdullah ibn Umar once entered ihram at Ilya (Jerusalem). وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنِ الثِّقَةِ، عِنْدَهُ أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ، أَهَلَّ مِنْ إِيلْيَاءَ ‏.‏ Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 27   The above hadith is from the Muwatta […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 28

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 28 Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, once entered ihram at al-Jiirrana (near Makka) for an umra. وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّهُ بَلَغَهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَهَلَّ مِنَ الْجِعِرَّانَةِ بِعُمْرَةٍ […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 29

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 29 Yahya related to me from Malik from Abdullah ibn Umar that the talbiya of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, was, “I am at Your service, O Allah, I am at Your service. You have no partner. I am at Your service. Praise […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 30

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 30 Yahya related to me from Malik from Hisham ibn Urwa from his father that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to pray two rakas in the mosque at Dhu’l-Hulayfa, and then, when he had got on to his camel and it had […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 31

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 31 Yahya related to me from Malik from Musa ibn Uqba that Salim ibn Abdullah heard his father say, “Your claim that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, entered ihram from this desert of yours is not true, because he only entered ihram from […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 32

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 32 Yahya related to me from Malik from Said ibn Abi Said al-Maqburi that Ubayd ibn Jurayj once said to Abdullah ibn Umar, “Abu Abd ar- Rahman, I have seen you doing four things which I have never seen any of your companions doing.” He said, “What are they, Ibn […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 33

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 33 Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umar used to pray in the mosque of Dhu’l-Hulayfa, and then go outside and get on his camel and when his camel had stood up he would begin to do talbiya. وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 34

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 34 Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that Abd al- Malik ibn Marwan had started to do talbiya at the mosque of Dhu’l-Hulayfa, after the animal he was riding on had stood up, and that Aban ibn Uthman had told him to do this. وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ […]