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 25, Hadith 2

Muwatta Malik: Book 25, Hadith 2 Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that al-Qasim ibn Muhammad disapproved of eating game that had been killed with throwing sticks and by clay pellets. وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّهُ بَلَغَهُ أَنَّ الْقَاسِمَ بْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ، كَانَ يَكْرَهُ مَا قَتَلَ الْمِعْرَاضُ وَالْبُنْدُقَةُ ‏.‏ Muwatta Malik: Book 25, […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 25, Hadith 3

Muwatta Malik: Book 25, Hadith 3 Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that Said ibn al-Musayyab disapproved of killing domestic animals that had become wild by any means that game was slain such as arrows and the like. Malik said, “I do not see any harm in eating game which is […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 25, Hadith 4

Muwatta Malik: Book 25, Hadith 4 Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard the people of knowledge say that when a man hit game and something else might have contributed to death, like water or an untrained dog, that game was not to be eaten unless it was beyond doubt that it […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 25, Hadith 5

Muwatta Malik: Book 25, Hadith 5 Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umar said about a trained dog, “Eat whatever it catches for you whether it eats from it or not.” وَحَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَقُولُ فِي الْكَلْبِ الْمُعَلَّمِ كُلْ مَا […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 25, Hadith 6

Muwatta Malik: Book 25, Hadith 6 Yahya related to me from Malik that he heard Nafi say that Abdullah ibn Umar said, “Whether it eats from it or not.” وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَمَّنْ سَمِعَ نَافِعًا، يَقُولُ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ وَإِنْ أَكَلَ وَإِنْ لَمْ يَأْكُلْ ‏.‏ Muwatta Malik: Book 25, Hadith 6   The […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 25, Hadith 7

Muwatta Malik: Book 25, Hadith 7 Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that Sad ibn Abi Waqqas had said, when asked about a trained dog killing game, “Eat, even if only one piece of it remains.” وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّهُ بَلَغَهُ عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ، أَنَّهُ سُئِلَ عَنِ الْكَلْبِ الْمُعَلَّمِ، […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 25, Hadith 8

Muwatta Malik: Book 25, Hadith 8 Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard some of the people of knowledge say that when falcons, eagles, and hawks and their like, understood as trained dogs understood, there was no harm in eating what they had killed in the course of hunting, if the name […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 25, Hadith 9

Muwatta Malik: Book 25, Hadith 9 Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Abd ar-Rahman ibn Abi Hurayra asked Abdullah ibn Umar about eating what was cast up by the sea and he forbade him to eat it. Then Abdullah turned and asked for a Qur’an, and read, “The game of the sea […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 25, Hadith 10

Muwatta Malik: Book 25, Hadith 10 Yahya related to me from Malik from Zayd ibn Aslam that Sad al- Jari, the mawla of Umar ibn al-Khattab asked Abdullah ibn Umar about fish which had killed each other or which had died from severe cold . He said, “There is no harm in eating them.” Sad […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 25, Hadith 11

Muwatta Malik: Book 25, Hadith 11 Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu’z-Zinad from Abu Salama ibn Abd ar-Rahman from Abu Hurayra and Zayd ibn Thabit that they saw no harm in eating what was cast up by the sea. وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ أَبِي […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 25, Hadith 12

Muwatta Malik: Book 25, Hadith 12 Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu’z-Zinad from Abu Salama ibn Abd ar-Rahman that some people from al-Jar came to Marwan ibn al- Hakam and asked him about eating what was cast up by the sea. He said, “There is no harm in eating it.” Marwan said, “Go […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 25, Hadith 13

Muwatta Malik: Book 25, Hadith 13 Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shibab from Abu Idris al- Khawlani from Abu Tha~laba al-Khushani that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “It is haram to eat animals with fangs “ حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنِ […]