Muwatta Malik: Book 9, Hadith 103
Yahya related to me from Malik from his paternal uncle Abu Suhayl ibn Malik that his father heard Talha ibn Ubaydullah say, “Once one of the people of Najd came to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. He had dishevelled hair and although his voice could be heard we could not make out what he was saying until he drew nearer and then we found he was asking about Islam. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said to him, ‘There are five prayers during the day and the night.’ He said, ‘Do I have to do anything else besides that?’ The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, added, ‘And fasting the month of Ramadan.’ He said, ‘Is there anything else I have to do?’ He said, ‘No, except what you do of your own accord.’ The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, mentioned zakat. The man said, ‘Is there anything else that I have to do?’ He said, ‘No, except what you do of your own accord.’
He continued, “The man went away saying, ‘By Allah, I won’t do any more than this, nor will I do any less.’ The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, ‘That man will be successful, if he is telling the truth.’
حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ عَمِّهِ أَبِي سُهَيْلِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ طَلْحَةَ بْنَ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، يَقُولُ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم مِنْ أَهْلِ نَجْدٍ ثَائِرُ الرَّأْسِ يُسْمَعُ دَوِيُّ صَوْتِهِ وَلاَ نَفْقَهُ مَا يَقُولُ حَتَّى دَنَا فَإِذَا هُوَ يَسْأَلُ عَنِ الإِسْلاَمِ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ” خَمْسُ صَلَوَاتٍ فِي الْيَوْمِ وَاللَّيْلَةِ ” . قَالَ هَلْ عَلَىَّ غَيْرُهُنَّ قَالَ ” لاَ إِلاَّ أَنْ تَطَّوَّعَ ” . قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ” وَصِيَامُ شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ ” . قَالَ هَلْ عَلَىَّ غَيْرُهُ قَالَ ” لاَ إِلاَّ أَنْ تَطَّوَّعَ ” . قَالَ وَذَكَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم الزَّكَاةَ . فَقَالَ هَلْ عَلَىَّ غَيْرُهَا قَالَ ” لاَ إِلاَّ أَنْ تَطَّوَّعَ ” . قَالَ فَأَدْبَرَ الرَّجُلُ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ وَاللَّهِ لاَ أَزِيدُ عَلَى هَذَا وَلاَ أَنْقُصُ مِنْهُ . فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ” أَفْلَحَ الرَّجُلُ إِنْ صَدَقَ ” .
Muwatta Malik: Book 9, Hadith 103
The above hadith is from the Muwatta Malik collection of hadiths. Compiled by Imam Malik ibn Anas in the 8th century, the Muwatta Malik is one of the earliest surviving books of hadith. This foundational Islamic text was written over four decades and contains nearly 2,000 narrations systematically organized into 61 books.
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For more Hadith in Book 9: Shortening the Prayer