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Summary
A saying of Malik: I do not consider it obligatory, and what I prefer is that one who is strong enough does it. Whoever gives a ransom feeds, for each day, a mudd by the mudd of the Prophet ﷺ. The editor notes that Abu Musab transmitted it from Malik (810). 1
Place in the museum
Belongs to the Muwatta, Book of Fasting. Source: the Muwatta. Mentions Malik ibn Anas. Built on in the chapters on ransom (fidya) and expiation (kaffara).
Connections
- Part of
- Muwatta, Book of Fasting
- Mentions
- Malik ibn Anas
- Basis for
- Fidya (compensation for missed fasts)· Expiation (kaffara)
People and things also explored
Muwatta 817· Muwatta 829· Muwatta 830· Muwatta 831· Muwatta 845· Muwatta, Book of Fasting· Muwatta 1618· Muwatta 776
Sources
- Muwatta, recension of Yahya ibn Yahya al-Laythi (ed. Bashar Awwad Ma'ruf) , p.413
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islam.museum contributors. “Muwatta 852”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/passage/muwatta-4-852/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.