Muwatta of Imam Malik

Translation

Al-Muwatta' is a book written by the founder of the Maliki school of thought, Imam Malik ibn Anas, written in the eighth century AD, and it is one of the oldest collections of hadith texts that deal with topics of Islamic law. The Abbasid Caliph Abu Jaafar al-Mansur (d. 158 AH) resorted to Imam Malik during the Hajj season, asking him to write a book on jurisprudence that would bring together the diaspora and organize the writing according to scientific standards that he had set for him, saying: “O Abu Abdullah, put down jurisprudence and write books from it and avoid the hardships of Abdullah bin Omar, and permit Abdullah bin Abbas and the strays of Abdullah bin Masoud, and aim for the middle matters, and what the imams and companions agreed upon, so that the people can endure.” God willing, we will protect your work and your books, and we will broadcast them throughout the regions and entrust them not to violate them.” …