Muwatta Malik
Chapter 8 Prayer in Congregation • 39 Hadiths 25
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Hadith #287
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, said, "Prayer in congregation is better than the prayer of a man by himself by twenty-seven degrees...
Sahih
Hadith #288
Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Said ibn al- Musayyab from Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Prayer in congregation is better than the prayer of one of you on his own by twent...
Sahih
Hadith #289
Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu'zZinad from al-Araj from Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "By Him in whose hand myself is! I had in mind to order firewood to be collected, then to order t...
Sahih
Hadith #290
Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu'n-Nadr, the mawla of Umar ibn Ubaydullah from Yusr ibn Said that Zayd ibn Thabit said, "The most excellent prayer is your prayer in your house, except for the prescribed prayers...
Mauquf Sahih
Hadith #291
Yahya related to me from Malik from Abd ar-Rahman ibn Harmala al- Aslami from Said ibn al-Musayyab that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "What separates us from the hypocrites is being present at isha and subh. T...
Sahih Lighairihi
Hadith #292
Yahya related to me from Malik from Sumayy, the mawla of Abu Bakr ibn Abd ar-Rahman from Abu Salih from Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "If a man who is walking along a road finds a branch of th...
Sahih
Hadith #293
Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Abu Bakr ibn Sulayman ibn Abi Hathma that Umar ibn al-Khattab missed Sulayman ibn Abi Hathma in the subh prayer. In the morning he went to the market, and Sulayman's house was between the market and...
Mauquf Sahih
Hadith #294
Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said from Muhammad ibn Ibrahim that Abd ar-Rahman ibn Abi Amra al-Ansari said that Uthman ibn Affan came to the isha prayer and seeing only a few people in the mosque, he lay down at the back of the mosqu...
Mauquf Sahih
Hadith #295
Yahya related to me from Malik from Zayd ibn Aslam from a man of the Bani'd-Dil called Busr ibn Mihjan from his father Mihjan that he was in a gathering with the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and the call to prayer was ...
Hasan Lighairihi
Hadith #296
Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that a man asked Abdullah ibn Umar, "Sometimes I pray in my house, and then catch the prayer with the imam. Should I pray with him?" Abdullah ibn Umar said to him, "Yes," and the man said, "Which of them do I ...
Mauquf Sahih
Hadith #297
Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said that a man asked Said ibn al-Musayyab, "I pray in my house, and then I come to the mosque and find the imam praying. Should I pray with him?" Said said, "Yes," and the man said, "Which of them is my ...
Maqtu Sahih
Hadith #298
Yahya related to me from Malik from Afif as-Sahmi that a man from the tribe of Bani Asad asked Abu Ayyub al-Ansari. "Sometimes I pray in my house, and then come to the mosque and find the imam praying. Should I pray with him?" Abu Ayyub said, "Yes, p...
Mauquf Daif
Hadith #299
Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umar used to say, "Someone who prays maghrib or subh and then catches them with the imam should not repeat them." Malik said, "I do not see any harm in someone who has already prayed in his h...
Sahih
Hadith #300
Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu'z Zinad from al-Araj from Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "When you lead people in the prayer, make it short, because there are among them some people who...
Sahih
Hadith #301
Yahya related to me from Malik that Nafi said, "I stood behind Abdullah ibn Umar in one of the prayers when there was no one else with him, and he reached behind with his hand and placed me beside him...
Mauquf Sahih
Hadith #302
Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said that a man used to lead the people in prayer in al-Aqiq (a place near Madina), and Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz sent a message to him forbidding him to do so. Malik said, "He only forbade him because his fat...
Maqtu Sahih
Hadith #303
Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Anas ibn Malik that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, fell off his horse when riding, and his right side was scraped, so he did one of the prayers sitting, and we pray...
Sahih
Hadith #304
Yahya related to me from Malik from Hisham ibn Urwa from his father that A'isha, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, prayed while he was ill. He pra...
Sahih
Hadith #305
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, came out during his illness, and approached and found Abu Bakr standing, leading the people in prayer. Abu Bakr ...
Sahih
Hadith #306
Yahya related to me from Malik from Ismail ibn Muhammad ibn Said ibn Abi Waqqas from a mawla of Amr ibn al-As or of Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-As that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "The prayer of one of you sitti...
Sahih
Hadith #307
Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab that Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al As said, "When we arrived at Madina we were struck down by a severe epidemic which debilitated us greatly. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, ca...
Daif
Hadith #308
Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from as-Sa'ib ibn Yazid from al Muttalib ibn Abi Wadaa as-Sahmi that Hafsa, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "I never saw the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless hi...
Sahih
Hadith #309
Yahya related to me from Malik from Hisham ibn Urwa from his father that A'isha, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, told him that she had never seen the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, doing...
Sahih
Hadith #310
Yahya related to me from Malik from Abdullah ibn Yazid al-Madani and from Abu'n Nadr from Abu Salama ibn Abd ar-Rahman from A'isha, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and...
Sahih
Hadith #311
Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that Urwa ibn az-Zubayr and Said ibn al-Musayyab used to pray voluntary prayers sitting...
Maqtu Sahih
Hadith #312
Yahya related to me from Malik from Zayd ibn Aslam from al-Qaqa ibn Hakim that Abu Yunus, the mawla of A'isha, umm al-muminin said, ''A'isha ordered me to write out a Qur'an for her. She said, 'When you reach this ayat, let me know, "Guard the prayer...
Sahih
Hadith #313
Yahya related to me from Malik from Zayd ibn Aslam that Amr ibn Rafi said, "I was writing a Qur'an for Hafsa, umm al-muminin, and she said, 'When you reach this ayat, let me know, "Guard the prayers carefully and the middle prayer and stand obedient ...
Mauquf Hasan
Hadith #314
Yahya related to me from Malik from Da'ud ibn al-Husayn that Ibn Yarbu al-Makhzumi said, "I heard Zayd ibn Thabit say, 'The middle prayer is the prayer of dhuhr...
Mauquf Sahih
Hadith #315
Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that AIi ibn Abi Talib and Abdullah ibn Abbas used to say, "The middle prayer is the prayer of subh." Malik said, "Out of all that I have heard about the matter, I prefer what Ali ibn Abi Talib and Abd...
Mauquf Daif
Hadith #316
Yahya related to me from Malik from Hisham ibn Urwa from his father that Umar ibn Abi Salama saw the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, praying in one garment in the house of Umm Salama. He was completely covered by it, and ...
Sahih
Hadith #317
Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Said ibn al- Musayyab from Abu Hurayra that some one asked the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace about praying in one garment. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him a...
Sahih
Hadith #318
Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab that Said ibn al- Musayyab said that Abu Hurayra was asked, "May a man pray in one garment?" He said, "Yes." The man then said to him "Do you do that?" and he replied, "Yes, I pray in one garment while m...
Mauquf Sahih
Hadith #319
Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that Jabir ibn Abdullah used to pray in one garment...
Mauquf Sahih
Hadith #320
Yahya related to me from Malik from Rabia ibn Abi Abd ar-Rahman that Muhammad ibn Amr ibn Hazm used to pray in a single long shirt...
Maqtu Sahih
Hadith #321
Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard from Jabir ibn Abdullah that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Let anyone who cannot find two garments pray in one garment and wrap himself in it, and if the garme...
Sahih Lighairihi
Hadith #322
Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that A'isha, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to pray in a shift and head-covering...
Mauquf Sahih
Hadith #323
Yahya related to me from Malik from Muhammad ibn Zayd ibn Qunfudh that his mother asked Umm Salama, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, "What clothes can a woman wear in prayer?" She said, "She can pray in a shift that r...
Mauquf Daif
Hadith #324
Yahya related to me from Malik from a reliable source from Bukayr ibn Abdullah ibn al-Ashajj from Busr ibn Said that when Ubaydullah ibn al-Aswad al-Khawlani was in the room of Maimuna, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace...
Mauquf Sahih
Hadith #325
Yahya related to me from Malik from Hisham ibn Urwa from his father that a woman asked him for a decision, saying, "Waist-wrappers are painful to me. Can I pray in a shift and head-covering?" He replied, "Yes, if the shift is long...
Maqtu Sahih

Chapters & Sections

Chapter 0
Chapter 0
Chapter 1
The Times of Prayer
Hadith #1 — 31
Chapter 2
Purity
Hadith #32 — 145
Chapter 3
Prayer
Hadith #146 — 221
Chapter 4
Forgetfulness in Prayer
Hadith #222 — 224
Chapter 5
Jumu'a
Hadith #225 — 245
Chapter 6
Prayer in Ramadan
Hadith #246 — 253
Chapter 7
Tahajjud
Hadith #254 — 286
Chapter 8 Current
Prayer in Congregation
Hadith #287 — 325
Chapter 9
Shortening the Prayer
Hadith #326 — 427
Chapter 10
The Two 'Ids
Hadith #428 — 440
Chapter 11
The Fear Prayer
Hadith #441 — 444
Chapter 12
The Eclipse Prayer
Hadith #445 — 448
Chapter 13
Asking for Rain
Hadith #449 — 454
Chapter 14
The Qibla
Hadith #455 — 469
Chapter 15
The Qur'an
Hadith #470 — 519
Chapter 16
Burials
Hadith #520 — 577
Chapter 17
Zakat
Hadith #578 — 629
Chapter 18
Fasting
Hadith #630 — 689
Chapter 19
I'tikaf in Ramadan
Hadith #690 — 704
Chapter 20
Hajj
Hadith #705 — 957
Chapter 21
Jihad
Hadith #959 — 1008
Chapter 22
Vows and Oaths
Hadith #1009 — 1027
Chapter 23
Sacrificial Animals
Hadith #1028 — 1041
Chapter 24
Slaughtering Animals
Hadith #1042 — 1051
Chapter 25
Game
Hadith #1052 — 1066
Chapter 26
The 'Aqiqa
Hadith #1067 — 1073
Chapter 27
Fara'id
Hadith #1074 — 1089
Chapter 28
Marriage
Hadith #1091 — 1149
Chapter 29
Divorce
Hadith #1150 — 1271
Chapter 30
Suckling
Hadith #1272 — 1289
Chapter 31
Business Transactions
Hadith #1290 — 1385
Chapter 32
Qirad
Hadith #1386 — 1387
Chapter 33
Sharecropping
Hadith #1388 — 1389
Chapter 34
Renting Land
Hadith #1390 — 1394
Chapter 35
Pre-emption in Property
Hadith #1395 — 1398
Chapter 36
Judgements
Hadith #1399 — 1454
Chapter 37
Wills and Testaments
Hadith #1455 — 1463
Chapter 38
Setting Free and Wala'
Hadith #1464 — 1488
Chapter 39
The Mukatab
Hadith #1489 — 1496
Chapter 40
The Mudabbar
Hadith #1497 — 1499
Chapter 41
Hudud
Hadith #1500 — 1536
Chapter 42
Drinks
Hadith #1537 — 1551
Chapter 43
Blood-Money
Hadith #1552 — 1595
Chapter 44
The Oath of Qasama
Hadith #1596 — 1597
Chapter 45
Madina
Hadith #1598 — 1622
Chapter 46
The Decree
Hadith #1623 — 1632
Chapter 47
Good Character
Hadith #1633 — 1650
Chapter 48
Dress
Hadith #1651 — 1670
Chapter 49
The Description of the Prophet, may Allah Bless Him and Grant Him Peace
Hadith #1671 — 1710
Chapter 50
The Evil Eye
Hadith #1711 — 1729
Chapter 51
Hair
Hadith #1730 — 1746
Chapter 52
Visions
Hadith #1747 — 1755
Chapter 53
Greetings
Hadith #1756 — 1762
Chapter 54
General Subjects
Hadith #1763 — 1807
Chapter 55
The Oath of Allegiance
Hadith #1808 — 1810
Chapter 56
Speech
Hadith #1811 — 1838
Chapter 57
Jahannam
Hadith #1839 — 1840
Chapter 58
Sadaqa
Hadith #1841 — 1855
Chapter 59
Knowledge
Hadith #1856 — 1856
Chapter 60
The Supplication of the Unjustly Wronged
Hadith #1857 — 1857
Chapter 61
The Names of the Prophet, may Allah Bless Him and Grant Him Peace
Hadith #1858 — 1858

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