Malik ibn Anas
أبو عبد الله مالك بن أنس بن مالك
Third generation, died 178 AH in Madinah. Named in the chains of 2,968 narrations of the library, 631 in Bukhari, 115 in Muslim, 275 in Abu Dawud.
2,968narrations name him
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178 AHhe died, in Madinah
Narrations he is named in
Bukhari631Muslim115Abu Dawud275Tirmidhi122Nasa'i340Ibn Majah67Muwatta1,213Ahmad21Darimi120Al-Adab Al-Mufrad43Shama'il20Mishkat1
Muwatta Malik, page 10 of 41
Muwatta Malik 388SahihThe Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “When you enter the mosque, you should pray two rakas before you sit down.”Muwatta Malik 389SahihAbu Salamah ibn Abd ar-Rahman asked him, “Didn’t I see your master sit down before praying after he had entered the mosque?” Abun-Nadr said, “By that he meant Umar ibn Ubaydullah, and he was finding fault with him for sitting down before praying after he had…Muwatta Malik 392SahihAs-Saidi that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, went to the tribe of Bani Amr ibn Awf to settle their disputes. The time for the prayer came and the muadhdhin came to Abu Bakr as-Siddiq and said, “Could you lead the people in…Muwatta Malik 394SahihAbu Jafar al-Qari said, “I was praying, and Abdullah ibn Umar was behind me and I was not aware of it. Then I turned round and he prodded me (in disapproval).”Muwatta Malik 395SahihAbu Umama ibn Sahl ibn Hunayf said, “Zayd ibn Thabit entered the mosque and found the people in ruku, so he went into ruku and then moved slowly forward until he reached the row.”Muwatta Malik 397SahihAmr ibn Sulaym az-Zuraqi said, “Abu Humayd as-Saidi told me that they asked the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, how they were to ask for blessings upon him and he replied that they should say, ‘O Allah, bless Muhammad and his…Muwatta Malik 398SahihYahya related to me from Malik from Nuaym ibn Abdullah al- Mujmirthat Muhammad ibn Abdullah ibn Zayd told him that Abu Masud al Ansari said, “The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, came to us at the gathering of Sad ibn Ubada. Bashir…Muwatta Malik 399SahihAbdullah ibn Dinar said, “I saw Abdullah ibn Umar stop by the grave of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and ask for blessings on the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and on Abu Bakr and Umar”Muwatta Malik 401SahihThe Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “Do you see the direction I am facing here? By Allah, neither your concentration nor your ruku is hidden from me. I can see you behind my back.”Muwatta Malik 403SahihFrom an-Numan ibn Murra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said,What about drunkenness, stealing and adultery? “That was before anything had been revealed about them. They said, ‘Allah and His Messenger know best.’ He said…Muwatta Malik 404SahihThe Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “Do some of the prayers in your houses.”Muwatta Malik 406SahihIf Abdullah ibn Umar arrived at the mosque and the people had already prayed, he would begin with the obligatory prayer and not pray anything before it.Muwatta Malik 409SahihHis paternal uncle Wasi ibn Habban said, “I was praying, and Abdullah ibn Umar was resting his back on the wall of the qibla. When I had finished the prayer I turned towards him on my left hand side. Abdullah ibn Umar said, ‘What stopped you from turning away…Muwatta Malik 410DaifOne of the muhajirun in whom he saw no harm asked Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-As, “Can I pray in a place where camels are watered?” Abdullah replied, “No, but you can pray in a sheep-pen.”Muwatta Malik 411SahihSaid ibn al- Musayyab said, “Which prayer is it when you remain in the sitting position in every raka?” Said said, “It is maghrib when you miss one raka, and that is the sunna in all the prayers.”Muwatta Malik 412SahihThe Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to pray carrying Umama, who was the daughter of his daughter Zaynab by Abul As ibn Rabia ibn Abd Shams. When he prostrated, he put her down, and when he got up he carried her.Muwatta Malik 413SahihThe Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “A group of angels in the night and a group of angels in the day alternate with each other among you, and gather together at the time of the asr and fajr prayers. Then those that have…Muwatta Malik 414SahihYahya related to me from Malik from Hisham ibn Urwa from his father from Aishah, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “Tell Abu Bakr to lead the people in…Muwatta Malik 415SahihUbaydullah ibn Adi ibnal-Khiyar said, “Once when the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, was sitting with some people, a man came to him and spoke secretly to him. Nobody knew what he had said until the Messenger of Allah, may Allah…Muwatta Malik 416SahihThe Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “O Allah! Do not make my grave an idol that is worshipped. The anger on those who took the graves of their Prophets as places of prostration was terrible.”Muwatta Malik 417HasanUtban ibn Malik, who was a blind man, used to lead his people in prayer, and he said to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, “Sometimes it is dark and rainy and there is a lot of water around outside, and I am a man who has lost…Muwatta Malik 418SahihYahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Abbad ibn Tamim from his paternal uncle that he saw the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, lying down in the mosque with one foot on top of the other.Muwatta Malik 419SahihYahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Said ihn al-Musayyab that Umar ibn al Khattab and Uthman ibn Affan, may Allah be pleased with them, used to do the same.Muwatta Malik 420SahihAbdullah ibn Masud said to a certain man, “You are in a time when men of understanding (fuqaha) are many and Qur’an reciters are few, when the limits of behaviour defined in the Qur’an are guarded and its letters are lost, when few people ask and many give…Muwatta Malik 422SahihAishah, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “The actions which the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, loved most were those which were done most constantly.”Muwatta Malik 427SahihThe Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “Shaitan ties three knots at the back of your head when you sleep, and he seals the place of each knot with ‘You have a long night ahead, so sleep.’ If you wake up and remember Allah, a…Muwatta Malik 430SahihThe Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to pray on the day of Fitr and the day of Adha before the khutba.Muwatta Malik 432SahihAbu Ubayd, the mawla of Ibn Azhar said, “I was present at an id with Umar ibn al- Khattab. He prayed, and then after he had prayed he gave a khutba to the people and said, ‘The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, forbade fasting on…Muwatta Malik 433SahihHe used to eat on the day of the id al-Fitr before going out.Muwatta Malik 434SahihSaid al- Musayyab told him that people used to be told to eat on the day of Fitr before setting out. Malik said that he did not consider that people had to do that for Adha.