The Muwatta

الموطأ

A trail through the first hadith-fiqh compilation.

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Region
Arabia
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  1. Malik

    إمام دار الهجرة: الموطأ في أربعين سنة.

    Malik ibn Anas · Muwatta of Imam Malik · Medina

  2. Medina

    عمل أهل المدينة: حجة المدرسة المالكية.

    Medina · Fiqh

  3. The texts

    غرفة من نصوص الموطأ في المتحف.

    Muwatta 932 · Isnad

  4. The spread

    من المدينة إلى قرطبة والمغرب والسودان.

    Cordoba · Fez · Qayrawan

  5. The commentators

    الموطأ بشروحه: قرون من الخدمة.

    Muwatta of Imam Malik · Hadith methodology (mustalah al-hadith)

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Overview

A path through the first legal and hadith compilation: Malik compiles his Muwatta' in Medina; the people of Medina are practice and proof; and the book lives in three transmissions.

Sources

  • Wikidata
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islam.museum contributors. “The Muwatta”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/exhibits/path-muwatta/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.

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