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 203

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 203 Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi from ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Umar that Umar ibn al-Khattab said, “Someone who puts plaits in his hair should shave his head, and do not plait your hair in such a way that it seems you have matted it.” حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 204

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 204 Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said from Said ibn al-Musayyab that Umar ibn al-Khattab said, “Anyone who has braided his hair, or plaited it or matted it must shave his head.” وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، أَنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 205

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 205 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, entered the Kaba with Usama ibn Zayd, Bilal ibn Rabah and Uthman ibn Talha al-Hajabi and locked it behind him and stayed there for […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 206

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 206 Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab that Salim ibn Abdullah said, ”Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan wrote to al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf telling him not to disagree with Abdullah ibn Umar about anything to do with the hajj. Then, when the day of Arafa came Abdullah ibn Umar […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 207

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 207 Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umar used to pray dhuhr, asr, maghrib, isha and subh at Mina. Then in the morning, after the sun had risen, he would go to Arafa . Malik said, “What we are all agreed upon here (in Madina) […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 208

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 208 Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Salim ibn Abdullah from Abdullah ibn Umar that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, prayed maghrib and isha together at Muzdalifa. حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ سَالِمِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 209

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 209 Yahya related to me from Malik from Musa ibn Uqba that Kurayb, the mawla of Ibn ‘Abbas, heard Usama ibn Zayd say, “The Messenger ofAllah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, left Arafa and then, when he reached ash-Shib, he dismounted and urinated and then did wudu, […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 210

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 210 Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said from Adi ibn Thabit al-Ansari that Abdullah ibn Yazid al-Khatmi told him that Abu Ayyub al-Ansari told him that he prayed maghrib and isha together at Muzdalifa during the farewell hajj, with the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 211

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 211 Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umar used to pray maghrib and isha together at Muzdalifa. وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ، كَانَ يُصَلِّي الْمَغْرِبَ وَالْعِشَاءَ بِالْمُزْدَلِفَةِ جَمِيعًا ‏.‏ Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 211   The above hadith is […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 212

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 212 Malik said that the people of Makka who are doing hajj should shorten the prayer to two rakas when at Mina until they go back to Ma ka. Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 212   The above hadith is from the Muwatta Malik collection of hadiths. Authored by Imam […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 213

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 213 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, prayed four raka prayers with only two rakas when at Mina, and that Abu Bakr prayed them at Mina with only two rakas, […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 214

Muwatta Malik: Book 20, Hadith 214 Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Said ibn al- Musayyab that Umar ibn al-Khattab prayed two rakas with everybody when he arrived in Makka. Then, when he had finished, he said, “People of Makka, complete your prayer, because we are a group of travellers.” Later, […]