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 107

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 107 Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said from Sulayman ibn Yasar that Said ibn Huzaba al-Makhzumi was thrown off his mount while he was in ihram on the road to Makka. He asked after the person in charge of the relay station where he was injured […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 108

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 108 Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Salim ibn Abdullah that Abdullah ibn Muhammad ibn Abi Bakras-Siddiq told Abdullah ibn Umar from A’isha, that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “Don’t you see that when your people built the Kaba they […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 109

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 109 Yahya related to me from Malik from Hisham ibn Urwa from his father that A’isha, umm al-muminin, said, “I do not mind whether I pray in the Hijr or in the House.” (i.e. praying in the Hijr is the same as praying in the House). وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 110

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 110 Yahya related to me from Malik that he heard Ibn Shihab say that he had heard one of the people of knowledge say that the Hijr was only enclosed so that people would go beyond it as they were making tawaf, and their tawaf would therefore encompass the original […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 111

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 111 Yahya related to me from Malik from Jafar ibn Muhammad from his father that Jabir ibn Abdullah said, “I saw the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, hastening from the Black Stone until he reached it again, three times.” Malik said, “This is what […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 112

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 112 Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umar used to hasten from the Black Stone round to the Black Stone three times and then would walk four circuits normally. وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ، كَانَ يَرْمُلُ مِنَ الْحَجَرِ الأَسْوَدِ إِلَى […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 113

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 113 Yahya related to me from Malik from Hisham ibn Urwa that when his father did tawaf of the House he would hasten in the first three circuits and say in a low voice, “O Allah, there is no god but You, and You bring to life after You have […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 114

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 114 Yahya related to me from Malik from Hisham ibn Urwa from his father that he saw Abdullah ibn az-Zubayr go into ihram for umra at at-Tanim. He said, “Then I saw him hasten around the House for three circuits.” وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّهُ […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 115

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 115 Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umar never used to do tawaf of the House or say between Safa and Marwa if he went into ihram in Makka until he had returned from Mina, nor would he hasten when doing tawaf of the House […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 116

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 116 Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that when the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, had finished his tawaf of the House, prayed two rakas, and wanted to go to Safa and Marwa, he would salute the corner of the […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 117

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 117 Yahya related to me from Malik from Hisham ibn Urwa that his father said that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, once said to Abd ar-Rahman ibn Awf, “What do you do, Abu Muhammad, when saluting the corner?” and Abd ar-Rahman said, “Sometimes […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 118

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 118 Yahya related to me from Malik from Hisham ibn Urwa that his father used to salute all the corners when he did tawaf of the House and did not omit the Yamani corner unless he was prevented from it. وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، أَنَّ أَبَاهُ، كَانَ […]