Al-Muwatta

Muwatta Imam Malik
Marinid manuscript of the Muwatta, dated 1326 CE
AuthorImam Malik ibn Anas
Original titleموطأ الإمام مالك
LanguageArabic
GenreHadith collection

Al-Muwaṭṭaʾ (Arabic: الموطأ, 'the approved') or Muwatta Imam Malik (Arabic: موطأ الإمام مالك) of Imam Malik (711–795) written in the 8th-century, is one of the earliest collections of hadith texts comprising the subjects of Islamic law, compiled by the Imam, Malik ibn Anas. It is also the earliest extant example of a musannaf, referring to a genre of hadith compilation which arranges hadith topically.

Malik's best-known work, Al-Muwatta was the first legal work to incorporate and combine hadith and fiqh.

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