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 35

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 35 Yahya related to me from Malik from ‘Abdullah ibn Abi Bakr ibn Muhammad ibn Amr ibn Hazm from Abd al-Malik ibn Abi Bakr ibn al-Harith ibn Hisham from Khallad ibn as-Sa’ib al-Ansari from his father that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 36

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 36 Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard the people of knowledge say, “Women do not have to raise their voices when they are doing talbiya, and a woman should only speak loudly enough to hear herself.” Malik said, “Some one who is in ihram should not […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 37

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 37 Yahya related to me from Malik, from Abu’l-Aswad Muhammad ibn Abd ar-Rahman, fromUrwa ibn az-Zubayr, that A’isha, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “We set out with the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, in the […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 38

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 38 Yahya related to me from Malik, from Abd ar-Rahman ibn al-Qasim, from his father, from A’isha, umm al-muminin, that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, did hajj on its own. وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الْقَاسِمِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ أُمِّ […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 39

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 39 Yahya related to me from Malik, from Abu’l-Aswad Muhammad ibn ‘Abd ar-Rahman, from Urwa ibn az-Zubayr, from A’isha, umm al-muminin, that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, did hajj on its own. وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الأَسْوَدِ، مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ قَالَ […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 40

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 40 Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard the people of knowledge say, “If someone goes into ihram to do hajj on its own, he cannot then go into ihram to do umra.” Malik said, “This is what I have found the people of knowledge in our […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 41

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 41 Yahya related to me from Malik, from Jafar ibn Muhammad, from his father, that al-Miqdad ibn al-Aswad once went to see AIi ibn Abi Talibat as-Suqya, where he was feeding some young camels of his with a mash of meal and leaves, and he said to him, “This man […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 42

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 42 Yahya related to me from Malik, from Muhammad ibn Abd ar-Rahman, from Sulayman ibn Yasar, that when the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, set out for hajj in the year of the farewell hajj, some of his companions went into ihram to do […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 43

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 43 Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard some of the people of knowledge say, “If someone goes into ihram to do umra and then wants to go into ihram to do hajj as well, he can do so, as long as he has not done tawaf […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 44

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 44 Yahya related to me from Malik that Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr ath- Thaqafi once asked Anas ibn Malik, while the two of them were going from Mina to Arafa, “What did you use to do on this day when you were with the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 45

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 45 Yahya related to me from Malik, from Jafar ibn Muhammad, from his father, that AIi ibn Abi Talib used to say the talbiya while on hajj until after noon on the day of Arafa, when he would stop doing so. Yahya said that Malik said, “This is what the […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 46

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 46 Yahya related to me from Malik, from Abd ar-Rahman ibn al-Qasim, from his father, that A’isha, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, would stop saying the talbiya when she arrived at the place of standing (i.e. Arafa) . وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ […]