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 191

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 191 Yahya related to me from Malik that Yahya ibn Said said that Amra bint Abd ar-Rahman told him that she had heard A’isha, umm al-muminin, saying, “We set out with the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, when there were five nights left in […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 192

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 192 Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi from Abdullah ibn Umar that Hafsa, umm al-muminin, once said to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, “Why is it that everyone has left ihram and you still have not left ihram from your umra?” […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 193

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 193 190 Yahya related to me from Malik from Jafar ibn Muhammad from his father from Ali ibn Abi Talib that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, killed some of his sacrificial animals himself, and someone else killed the rest. حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 194

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 194 Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umar said, “Someone who vows to sacrifice a camel or a cow to Allah should garland it with two sandals about its neck, and brand it by causing blood to flow from its side. He should then sacrifice […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 195

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 195 Yahya related to me from Malik from Hisham ibn Urwa that his father used to kill his sacrificial animals while they were standing. Malik said, “No-one is permitted to shave his head until he has killed his sacrificial animal, and no-one must sacrifice before dawn on the day of […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 196

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 196 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, “O Allah, have mercy on those who shave their hair.” They said, “And those who shorten (their hair), Messenger of Allah.” He said, […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 197

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 197 Yahya related to me from Malik from Abd ar-Rahman ibn al-Qasim that his father used to go into Makka by night when he was doing umra and do tawaf of the House and say between Safa and Marwa and delay the shaving until the morning, but he would not […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 198

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 198 Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that if Abdullah ibn Umar had finished the fast of Ramadan and intended to do hajj, he would not cut his hair or beard at all until he had done hajj. Malik said, “It is not necessary for people to do […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 199

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 199 Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umar used to trim his beard and moustache when he shaved at the end of a hajj or umra. وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ، كَانَ إِذَا حَلَقَ فِي حَجٍّ أَوْ عُمْرَةٍ أَخَذَ مِنْ […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 200

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 200 Yahya related to me from Malik from Rabia ibn Abi Abd ar-Rahman that a man came to Qasim ibn Muhammad and said, “I did the tawaf al- ifada along with my wife, and then I went off onto a mountain path and approached my wife to make love to […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 201

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 201 Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umar once met a relative of his called al-Mujabbar who had done the tawaf al-ifada but, out of ignorance, had not shaved his head or cut his hair. Abdullah told him to go back and shave his head […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 202

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 202 Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that when Salim ibn Abdullah intended to go into ihram he would call for some scissors and trim his moustache and beard before setting off and before going into ihram. وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّهُ بَلَغَهُ أَنَّ سَالِمَ بْنَ عَبْدِ […]