Muwatta Imam Malik

موطأ مالك

Muwatta Imam Malik holds the distinction of being the earliest surviving comprehensive collection of hadith and Islamic jurisprudence, compiled by Imam Malik ibn Anas (93-179 AH/711-795 CE), the imam of Madinah. This pioneering work combines prophetic traditions with the legal opinions and practices of the Companions and their successors in Madinah. Containing 1,720 narrations, the Muwatta presents the lived Islam of the Prophet's city, reflecting the continuous practice passed down through generations. Imam Malik spent forty years refining this work, which served as the foundation for the Maliki school of jurisprudence. The collection's name 'Muwatta' (the well-trodden path) reflects its methodology of presenting widely accepted practices. Its unique blend of hadith, legal rulings, and the practices of Madinah's scholars makes it a foundational text that influenced all subsequent hadith collections and established principles for preserving prophetic traditions.

Compiler

Imam Malik ibn Anas

Period

93-179 AH (711-795 CE)

Total Hadiths

1,985 hadiths

Chapters

61 books

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#	Chapter Title	Arabic title	to
1	The Times of Prayer	كتاب وقوت الصلاة	to
2	Purity	كتاب الطهارة	to
3	Prayer	كتاب الصلاة	to
4	Forgetfulness in Prayer	كتاب السهو	to
5	Jumu'a	كتاب الجمعة	to
6	Prayer in Ramadan	كتاب الصلاة فى رمضان	to
7	Tahajjud	كتاب صلاة الليل	to
8	Prayer in Congregation	كتاب صلاة الجماعة	to
9	Shortening the Prayer	كتاب قصر الصلاة فى السفر	to
10	The Two 'Ids	كتاب العيدين	to
11	The Fear Prayer	كتاب صلاة الخوف	to
12	The Eclipse Prayer	كتاب صلاة الكسوف	to
13	Asking for Rain	كتاب الاستسقاء	to
14	The Qibla	كتاب القبلة	to
15	The Qur'an	كتاب القرآن	to
16	Burials	كتاب الجنائز	to
17	Zakat	كتاب الزكاة	to
18	Fasting	كتاب الصيام	to
19	I'tikaf in Ramadan	كتاب الاعتكاف	to
20	Hajj	كتاب الحج	to
21	Jihad	كتاب الجهاد	to
22	Vows and Oaths	كتاب النذور والأيمان	to
23	Sacrificial Animals	كتاب الضحايا	to
24	Slaughtering Animals	كتاب الذبائح	to
25	Game	كتاب الصيد	to
26	The 'Aqiqa	كتاب العقيقة	to
27	Fara'id	كتاب الفرائض	to
28	Marriage	كتاب النكاح	to
29	Divorce	كتاب الطلاق	to
30	Suckling	كتاب الرضاع	to
31	Business Transactions	كتاب البيوع	to
32	Qirad	كتاب القراض	to
33	Sharecropping	كتاب المساقاة	to
34	Renting Land	كتاب كراء الأرض	to
35	Pre-emption in Property	كتاب الشفعة	to
36	Judgements	كتاب الأقضية	to
37	Wills and Testaments	كتاب الوصية	to
38	Setting Free and Wala'	كتاب العتق والولاء	to
39	The Mukatab	كتاب المكاتب	to
40	The Mudabbar	كتاب المدبر	to
41	Hudud	كتاب الحدود	to
42	Drinks	كتاب الأشربة	to
43	Blood-Money	كتاب العقول	to
44	The Oath of Qasama	كتاب القسامة	to
45	Madina	كتاب الْمَدِينَةِ	to
46	The Decree	كتاب القدر	to
47	Good Character	كتاب حسن الخلق	to
48	Dress	كتاب اللباس	to
49	The Description of the Prophet, may Allah Bless Him and Grant Him Peace	كتاب صفة النبى صلى الله عليه وسلم	to
50	The Evil Eye	كتاب العين	to
51	Hair	كتاب الشعر	to
52	Visions	كتاب الرؤيا	to
53	Greetings	كتاب السلام	to
54	General Subjects	كتاب الاستئذان	to
55	The Oath of Allegiance	كتاب البيعة	to
56	Speech	كتاب الكلام	to
57	Jahannam	كتاب جهنم	to
58	Sadaqa	كتاب الصدقة	to
59	Knowledge	كتاب العلم	to
60	The Supplication of the Unjustly Wronged	كتاب دعوة المظلوم	to
61	The Names of the Prophet, may Allah Bless Him and Grant Him Peace	كتاب أسماء النبى صلى الله عليه وسلم	to