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Summary
Malik said: I was told that Umar ibn al-Khattab (may God be pleased with him) said: a dwelling at Rukba is more beloved to me than ten dwellings in Syria. Malik said: he meant for long life and survival, and because of the severity of the plague in Syria. The editor notes that Rukba is a valley in the hills of al-Ta'if. 1
Place in the museum
Belongs to the Muwatta, Book of Comprehensive Matters (al-Jami). Source: the Muwatta. Mentions Malik ibn Anas, Rukba, Syria, Umar ibn al-Khattab. Built on in the chapters on taun.
Connections
- Part of
- Muwatta, Book of Miscellaneous (al-jami')
- Mentions
- Malik ibn Anas· Rukba· al-Sham (Greater Syria)· Umar ibn al-Khattab
- Basis for
- plague (ta'un)
People and things also explored
Muwatta 2611· Muwatta 752· Muwatta 2607· Muwatta 2608· Muwatta 2610· Muwatta 2613· Muwatta 2617· Muwatta 2645
Sources
- Muwatta, recension of Yahya ibn Yahya al-Laythi (ed. Bashar Awwad Ma'ruf) , p.477
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islam.museum contributors. “Muwatta 2615”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/passage/muwatta-31-2615/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.