Muwatta Malik
Muwatta Malik was compiled by Imam Malik ibn Anas (d. 179 AH / 795 CE). It gathers 1,829 hadiths arranged across 61 books of the Sunnah. The earliest surviving collection, combining hadith with the practice of Madinah. Every hadith below is given in the original Arabic with an English translation, and each book opens as its own page.
Also known as: Al-Muwatta · Muwatta Imam Malik · Muwatta · Al-Muwatta of Imam Malik · موطأ مالك · الموطأ · موطأ الإمام مالك
The books of Muwatta Malik
All 61 books, in the order of the printed edition. Each one opens as a full page with the Arabic text, the translation and the reference for every hadith it contains.
- 1The Times of Prayer31 hadiths · Hadith 1–31كتاب وقوت الصلاة
- 2Purity114 hadiths · Hadith 32–145 · 3كتاب الطهارة
- 3Prayer75 hadiths · Hadith 146–221 · 2كتاب الصلاة
- 4Forgetfulness in Prayer3 hadiths · Hadith 222–224كتاب السهو
- 5Jumu'a21 hadiths · Hadith 225–245كتاب الجمعة
- 6Prayer in Ramadan8 hadiths · Hadith 246–253كتاب الصلاة فى رمضان
- 7Tahajjud33 hadiths · Hadith 254–286كتاب صلاة الليل
- 8Prayer in Congregation39 hadiths · Hadith 287–325كتاب صلاة الجماعة
- 9Shortening the Prayer102 hadiths · Hadith 326–427 · 3كتاب قصر الصلاة فى السفر
- 10The Two 'Ids13 hadiths · Hadith 428–440كتاب العيدين
- 11The Fear Prayer4 hadiths · Hadith 441–444كتاب صلاة الخوف
- 12The Eclipse Prayer4 hadiths · Hadith 445–448كتاب صلاة الكسوف
- 13Asking for Rain6 hadiths · Hadith 449–454كتاب الاستسقاء
- 14The Qibla15 hadiths · Hadith 455–469كتاب القبلة
- 15The Qur'an48 hadiths · Hadith 471–519كتاب القرآن
- 16Burials57 hadiths · Hadith 520–577 · 2كتاب الجنائز
- 17Zakat52 hadiths · Hadith 578–629 · 2كتاب الزكاة
- 18Fasting58 hadiths · Hadith 630–689 · 2كتاب الصيام
- 19I'tikaf in Ramadan14 hadiths · Hadith 690–704كتاب الاعتكاف
- 20Hajj251 hadiths · Hadith 705–957 · 6كتاب الحج
- 21Jihad49 hadiths · Hadith 959–1,008كتاب الجهاد
- 22Vows and Oaths18 hadiths · Hadith 1,009–1,027كتاب النذور والأيمان
- 23Sacrificial Animals13 hadiths · Hadith 1,028–1,041كتاب الضحايا
- 24Slaughtering Animals10 hadiths · Hadith 1,042–1,051كتاب الذبائح
- 25Game13 hadiths · Hadith 1,052–1,066كتاب الصيد
- 26The 'Aqiqa7 hadiths · Hadith 1,067–1,073كتاب العقيقة
- 27Fara'id16 hadiths · Hadith 1,074–1,089كتاب الفرائض
- 28Marriage59 hadiths · Hadith 1,091–1,149 · 2كتاب النكاح
- 29Divorce118 hadiths · Hadith 1,150–1,271 · 3كتاب الطلاق
- 30Suckling18 hadiths · Hadith 1,272–1,289كتاب الرضاع
- 31Business Transactions95 hadiths · Hadith 1,290–1,385 · 2كتاب البيوع
- 32Qirad2 hadiths · Hadith 1,386–1,387كتاب القراض
- 33Sharecropping1 hadith · Hadith 1,388–1,388كتاب المساقاة
- 34Renting Land5 hadiths · Hadith 1,390–1,394كتاب كراء الأرض
- 35Pre-emption in Property4 hadiths · Hadith 1,395–1,398كتاب الشفعة
- 36Judgements56 hadiths · Hadith 1,399–1,454 · 2كتاب الأقضية
- 37Wills and Testaments9 hadiths · Hadith 1,455–1,463كتاب الوصية
- 38Setting Free and Wala'25 hadiths · Hadith 1,464–1,488كتاب العتق والولاء
- 39The Mukatab7 hadiths · Hadith 1,489–1,496كتاب المكاتب
- 40The Mudabbar3 hadiths · Hadith 1,497–1,499كتاب المدبر
- 41Hudud35 hadiths · Hadith 1,500–1,536كتاب الحدود
- 42Drinks15 hadiths · Hadith 1,537–1,551كتاب الأشربة
- 43Blood-Money43 hadiths · Hadith 1,552–1,595كتاب العقول
- 44The Oath of Qasama1 hadith · Hadith 1,596–1,596كتاب القسامة
- 45Madina25 hadiths · Hadith 1,598–1,622كتاب الْمَدِينَةِ
- 46The Decree10 hadiths · Hadith 1,623–1,632كتاب القدر
- 47Good Character18 hadiths · Hadith 1,633–1,650كتاب حسن الخلق
- 48Dress20 hadiths · Hadith 1,651–1,670كتاب اللباس
- 49The Description of the Prophet, may Allah Bless Him and Grant Him Peace40 hadiths · Hadith 1,671–1,710كتاب صفة النبى صلى الله عليه وسلم
- 50The Evil Eye19 hadiths · Hadith 1,711–1,729كتاب العين
- 51Hair17 hadiths · Hadith 1,730–1,746كتاب الشعر
- 52Visions8 hadiths · Hadith 1,747–1,755كتاب الرؤيا
- 53Greetings6 hadiths · Hadith 1,756–1,761كتاب السلام
- 54General Subjects45 hadiths · Hadith 1,763–1,807كتاب الاستئذان
- 55The Oath of Allegiance3 hadiths · Hadith 1,808–1,810كتاب البيعة
- 56Speech28 hadiths · Hadith 1,811–1,838كتاب الكلام
- 57Jahannam2 hadiths · Hadith 1,839–1,840كتاب جهنم
- 58Sadaqa15 hadiths · Hadith 1,841–1,855كتاب الصدقة
- 59Knowledge1 hadith · Hadith 1,856–1,856كتاب العلم
- 60The Supplication of the Unjustly Wronged1 hadith · Hadith 1,857–1,857كتاب دعوة المظلوم
- 61The Names of the Prophet, may Allah Bless Him and Grant Him Peace1 hadith · Hadith 1,858–1,858كتاب أسماء النبى صلى الله عليه وسلم
About the hadith collections
This edition of Muwatta Malik contains 1,829 hadiths arranged across 61 books. Numbering differs between printed editions, so a hadith's number here may differ by one or two from another copy.
Muwatta Malik was compiled by Imam Malik ibn Anas, and is published here in full in the original Arabic with an English translation.
Yes. Every book of Muwatta Malik is a free page on Falah.io — no account, no ads, and no chapter held back.
Text from the open hadith-api dataset. Hadith numbering follows that edition and can differ slightly from a printed copy — check the Arabic against a trusted mushaf of hadith before relying on a reference.