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 2, Hadith 66

Muwatta Malik: Book 2, Hadith 66 Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that Abdullah ibn Masud used to say, “Wudu is necessary if a man kisses his wife.” وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّهُ بَلَغَهُ أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ مَسْعُودٍ، كَانَ يَقُولُ مِنْ قُبْلَةِ الرَّجُلِ امْرَأَتَهُ الْوُضُوءُ ‏.‏ Muwatta Malik: Book 2, Hadith […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 2, Hadith 67

Muwatta Malik: Book 2, Hadith 67 Yahya related to me from Malik that Ibn Shihab used to say, “Wudu is necessary if a man kisses his wife.” Nafi said that Malik said, “That is what I like most out of what I have heard.” وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَقُولُ مِنْ قُبْلَةِ […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 2, Hadith 68

Muwatta Malik: Book 2, Hadith 68 Yahya related to me from Malik from Hisham ibn Urwa from his father from A’isha, umm al-muminin, that whenever the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, did ghusl for major ritual impurity, he would begin by washing his hands, and then do wudu as […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 2, Hadith 69

Muwatta Malik: Book 2, Hadith 69 Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Urwa ibn az- Zubayr from A’isha, umm al-muminin, that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to do ghusl for major ritual impurity from a vessel which contained a faraq. وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 2, Hadith 70

Muwatta Malik: Book 2, Hadith 70 Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that when Abdullah ibn Umar used to do ghusl for major ritual impurity he would begin by pouring water on his right hand and washing it. Then, in order, he would wash his genitals, rinse his mouth, snuff water in and […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 2, Hadith 71

Muwatta Malik: Book 2, Hadith 71 Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that A’isha was asked about how a woman should do ghusl for major ritual impurity. She said, “She should scoop water over her head with both hands three times and rub the roots of her hair with her hands.” […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 2, Hadith 72

Muwatta Malik: Book 2, Hadith 72 Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Said ibn al- Musayyab that Umar ibn al-Khattab and Uthman ibn Affan and A’isha, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to say, “When the circumcised part touches the circumcised part, ghusl […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 2, Hadith 73

Muwatta Malik: Book 2, Hadith 73 Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu’n Nadr, the mawla of Umar ibn Abdullah that Abu Salamaibn Abdar-Rahman ibn Awf related that he had asked A’isha, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, what made ghusl obligatory. She said, “Do you know […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 2, Hadith 74

Muwatta Malik: Book 2, Hadith 74 Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said from Said ibn al-Musayyab that Abu Musa al-Ashari came to A’isha, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and said to her, “The disagreement of the companions in a matter which I hate […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 2, Hadith 75

Muwatta Malik: Book 2, Hadith 75 Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said from Abdullah ibn Kab, the mawla of Uthman ibn Affan that Mahmud ibn Labid al-Ansari asked Zayd ibn Thabit about a man who penetrated his wife but became listless and did not ejaculate. Zayd ibn Thabit said, “He does […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 2, Hadith 76

Muwatta Malik: Book 2, Hadith 76 Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umar used to say, “When the circumcised part passes the circumcised part, ghusl is obligatory.” وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ، كَانَ يَقُولُ إِذَا جَاوَزَ الْخِتَانُ الْخِتَانَ فَقَدْ وَجَبَ الْغُسْلُ ‏.‏ Muwatta Malik: Book […]

Muwatta Malik: Book 2, Hadith 77

Muwatta Malik: Book 2, Hadith 77 Yahya related to me from Malik from Abdullah ibn Dinar that Abdullah ibn Umar related that Umar ibn al-Khattab mentioned to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, that he would sometimes become junub in the night. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless […]