Muwatta Imam Malik — The Qur'an

Yahya related to me from Malik from Sumayy, the mawla of Abu Bakr, from Abu Salih as-Samman from Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Whoever says, 'Glory be to Allah and with His praise' (Subhana'llah wa bi-hamdihi) one hundred times in a day will have his wrong actions taken away from him, even if they are as abundant as the foam on the sea

وحدثني عن مالك، عن سمى، مولى ابي بكر عن ابي صالح السمان، عن ابي هريرة، ان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال " من قال سبحان الله وبحمده في يوم ماية مرة حطت عنه خطاياه وان كانت مثل زبد البحر

Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu Ubayd, the mawla of Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik, from Ata ibn Yazid al-Laythi that Abu Hurayra said, "Whoever says 'Glory be to Allah' (Subhana'llah) thirty- three times and 'Allah is Greater' (Allahu akbar) thirty-three times and 'Praise be to Allah' (al-hamdu lillah) thirty-three times, and seals the hundred with 'There is no god but Allah, alone without any partner. The Kingdom and praise belong to Him and He has power over everything' (La ilaha illa'llah, wahdahu la sharika lah, lahu'l mulku wa lahu'l hamd, wa huwa ala kulli shay'in qadir) after every prayer will have his wrong actions forgiven him even if they are abundant as the foam on the sea

وحدثني عن مالك، عن ابي عبيد، مولى سليمان بن عبد الملك عن عطاء بن يزيد الليثي، عن ابي هريرة، انه قال من سبح دبر كل صلاة ثلاثا وثلاثين وكبر ثلاثا وثلاثين وحمد ثلاثا وثلاثين وختم الماية بلا اله الا الله وحده لا شريك له له الملك وله الحمد وهو على كل شىء قدير غفرت ذنوبه ولو كانت مثل زبد البحر

Yahya related to me from Malik that Umara ibn Sayyad had heard Said ibn al Musayyab say about abiding good deeds that they were a slave's saying 'Allah is greater' (Allahu akbar) and 'Glory be to Allah' (Subahana'llah) and 'Praise be to Allah' (al-hamdu lillah) and 'There is no god but Allah and there is no power and no strength except by Allah.' (La ilaha illa'llah wa la hawla wa la quwwata illa bi'llah)

وحدثني عن مالك، عن عمارة بن صياد، عن سعيد بن المسيب، انه سمعه يقول في الباقيات الصالحات انها قول العبد الله اكبر وسبحان الله والحمد لله ولا اله الا الله ولا حول ولا قوة الا بالله

Yahya related to me from Malik that Ziyad ibn Abi Ziyad said that Abu'd-Darda had said, "Shall I not tell you the best of your deeds, and those that give you the highest rank, and those that are the purest with your King, and are better for you than giving gold and silver, and better for you than meeting your enemy and striking their necks?" They said, "Of course." He said, "Remembrance (dhikr) of Allah ta ala

وحدثني عن مالك، عن زياد بن ابي زياد، انه قال قال ابو الدرداء الا اخبركم بخير، اعمالكم وارفعها في درجاتكم وازكاها عند مليككم وخير لكم من اعطاء الذهب والورق وخير لكم من ان تلقوا عدوكم فتضربوا اعناقهم ويضربوا اعناقكم قالوا بلى . قال ذكر الله تعالى . قال زياد بن ابي زياد وقال ابو عبد الرحمن معاذ بن جبل ما عمل ابن ادم من عمل انجى له من عذاب الله من ذكر الله

Malik related to me from Nuaym ibn Abdullah ibn al-Mujmir from AIi ibn Yahya az-Zuraqi from his father that Rifaa ibn Rafi said, "One day we were praying behind the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, when the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, raised his head from ruku and said, 'Allah hears the one who praises Him' (Sami Allahu liman hamidah). A man behind him said, 'Our Lord, praise belongs to you - blessed, pure and abundant praise' (Rabbana wa laka'l hamd, hamdan kathiran tayiban mubarakan fihi). When the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, had finished, he said, 'Who was it who spoke just now?' The man said, 'I did, Messenger of Allah,' and the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'I saw more than thirty angels rushing to it to see which one of them would record it first

وحدثني مالك، عن نعيم بن عبد الله المجمر، عن علي بن يحيى الزرقي، عن ابيه، عن رفاعة بن رافع، انه قال كنا يوما نصلي وراء رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فلما رفع رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم راسه من الركعة وقال " سمع الله لمن حمده " . قال رجل وراءه ربنا ولك الحمد حمدا كثيرا طيبا مباركا فيه . فلما انصرف رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال " من المتكلم انفا " . فقال الرجل انا يا رسول الله . فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم " لقد رايت بضعة وثلاثين ملكا يبتدرونها ايهم يكتبهن اولا

Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu'z-Zinad from al-Araj from Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Every prophet is given a supplication (dua), and I wish to preserve my dua as intercession for my community in the next world

حدثني يحيى، عن مالك، عن ابي الزناد، عن الاعرج، عن ابي هريرة، ان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال " لكل نبي دعوة يدعو بها فاريد ان اختبي دعوتي شفاعة لامتي في الاخرة

Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said that he had heard that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to say the following dua, "O Allah, it is You who makes the dawn break and makes the night a time for rest and appoints the sun and moon to reckon by. Relieve me of debt and enrich me from poverty and let me enjoy my hearing, my sight and my strength in Your way." Allahumma faliqa'l isbah, wa ja ila'l-layli sakana, wa 'sh-shamsi wa'l-qamari husbana. Iqda anniy addayna, wa'ghnaniy mina'l faqr. Na'mti aniy bi samiy wa basariy, wa quwwatiy fi sabilik

وحدثني عن مالك، عن يحيى بن سعيد، انه بلغه ان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم كان يدعو فيقول " اللهم فالق الاصباح وجاعل الليل سكنا والشمس والقمر حسبانا اقض عني الدين واغنني من الفقر وامتعني بسمعي وبصري وقوتي في سبيلك

Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu'z Zinad from al-Araj from Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, ''When you are making dua do not say; 'O Allah, forgive me if You wish. O Allah, forgive me if you wish.' You should be firm in your asking, for there is no compelling Him

وحدثني عن مالك، عن ابي الزناد، عن الاعرج، عن ابي هريرة، ان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال " لا يقل احدكم اذا دعا اللهم اغفر لي ان شيت اللهم ارحمني ان شيت ليعزم المسالة فانه لا مكره له

Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Abu Ubayd, the mawla of Ibn Azhar, from Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "You will be answered as long as you are not impatient and say, 'I have made a dua and I have not been answered

وحدثني عن مالك، عن ابن شهاب، عن ابي عبيد، مولى ابن ازهر عن ابي هريرة، ان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال " يستجاب لاحدكم ما لم يعجل فيقول قد دعوت فلم يستجب لي

Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Abu Abdullah al-Agharr and from Abu Salama from Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Our Lord, the Blessed and Exalted, descends every night to the heaven of this world when the last third of the night is still to come and says, 'Who will call on Me so that I may answer him? Who will ask Me so that I may give him? Who will ask forgiveness of Me so that I may forgive him?

وحدثني عن مالك، عن ابن شهاب، عن ابي عبد الله الاغر، وعن ابي سلمة، عن ابي هريرة، ان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال " ينزل ربنا تبارك وتعالى كل ليلة الى السماء الدنيا حين يبقى ثلث الليل الاخر فيقول من يدعوني فاستجيب له من يسالني فاعطيه من يستغفرني فاغفر له

Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said from Muhammad ibn Ibrahim ibn al-Harith at-Taymi that A'isha, umm al-muminin said, "I was sleeping by the side of the Messenger of Allah, mayAllah bless him and grant him peace, and I missed him in the night, so I felt for him with my hand and I put my hand on his feet and he was in sajda saying, 'I seek refuge in Your pleasure from Your wrath, and in Your pardon from Your punishment, and in You from You. I cannot enumerate Your praises as You praise Yourself.' " Audhu bi ridaka min sakhatika, wa bi muafatika min uqubatika wa bika minka, la uhsiy thana'an alayka, anta kama athnayta ala nafsika

وحدثني عن مالك، عن يحيى بن سعيد، عن محمد بن ابراهيم بن الحارث التيمي، ان عايشة ام المومنين، قالت كنت نايمة الى جنب رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ففقدته من الليل فلمسته بيدي فوضعت يدي على قدميه وهو ساجد يقول " اعوذ برضاك من سخطك وبمعافاتك من عقوبتك وبك منك لا احصي ثناء عليك انت كما اثنيت على نفسك

Yahya related to me from Malik from Ziyad ibn Abi Ziyad from Talha ibn Ubaydullah ibn Kariz that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "The best dua is dua on the day of Arafa, and the best thing that I or the Prophets before me have said is 'There is no god but Allah, alone, without any partner' (La ilaha illa'llah, wahdahu la sharika lah)

وحدثني عن مالك، عن زياد بن ابي زياد، عن طلحة بن عبيد الله بن كريز، ان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال " افضل الدعاء دعاء يوم عرفة وافضل ما قلت انا والنبيون من قبلي لا اله الا الله وحده لا شريك له

Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu'zZubayr al-Makki from Tawus al-Yamani from Abdullah ibn Abbas that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to teach this dua in the same way that he would teach them a sura of the Qur'an, "O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the torment of Jahannam, and I seek refuge in You from the trial of the Dajjal, and I seek refuge in You from the trial of life and death." Allahumma inniy audhu bika min adhabi jahannama, wa audhu bika min adhabi'l-qabri, wa audhu bika min fitnati'l-mahya wa mamati

وحدثني عن مالك، عن ابي الزبير المكي، عن طاوس اليماني، عن عبد الله بن عباس، ان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم كان يعلمهم هذا الدعاء كما يعلمهم السورة من القران يقول " اللهم اني اعوذ بك من عذاب جهنم واعوذ بك من عذاب القبر واعوذ بك من فتنة المسيح الدجال واعوذ بك من فتنة المحيا والممات

Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu'z Zubayr al-Makki from Tawus al-Yamani from Abdullah ibn Abbas that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to say, when he rose for prayer in the middle of the night, "O Allah, praise belongs to You. You are the light of the heavens and the earth and praise belongs toYou.You are the Sustainer of the heavens and the earth and praise belongs to You. You are the Lord of the heavens and the earth and whoever is in them. You are the Truth, and Your words are true. Your promise is true, and the meeting with You is true. The Garden is true and the Fire is true and the Hour is true. O Allah, I submit toYou and I accept You and I trust in You and I turn to You and I argue by You and I summon toYou for judgement. Forgive me what I have sent before me and what I have left behind, what I have kept secret and what I have proclaimed, You are my god - there is no god but You." Allahumma laka'l-hamdu anta nuru's-samawati wa'l-ardi, wa laka'l-hamdu anta qayamu's-Samawati wa'l-ardi, wa laka'l-hamdu anta rabbu's-Samawati wa'l-ardi,wamanfihina.Anta'l-haqqu,waqawluka'lhaqqu, wa waduka'l-haqqu, wa liqa'uka haqqun, wa jannatu haqqun, wa naru haqqun, wa sactu haqqun. Allahumma laka aslamtu, wa bikaamantu, waalayka tawakaltu, wa ilayka anabtu, wa bika khasamtu, wa ilayka hakamtu, fa'ghfirliy ma qadamtu wa akhartu wa asrartu, wa alantu. Anta ilahiy, la ilaha illa ant

وحدثني عن مالك، عن ابي الزبير المكي، عن طاوس اليماني، عن عبد الله بن عباس، ان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم كان اذا قام الى الصلاة من جوف الليل يقول " اللهم لك الحمد انت نور السموات والارض ولك الحمد انت قيام السموات والارض ولك الحمد انت رب السموات والارض ومن فيهن انت الحق وقولك الحق ووعدك الحق ولقاوك حق والجنة حق والنار حق والساعة حق اللهم لك اسلمت وبك امنت وعليك توكلت واليك انبت وبك خاصمت واليك حاكمت فاغفر لي ما قدمت واخرت واسررت واعلنت انت الهي لا اله الا انت

Yahya related to me from Malik that Abdullah ibn Abdullah ibn Jabir ibn Atik said that Abdullah ibn Umar had come to them in Bani Muawiya, one of the villages of the Ansar, and said, "Do you know where the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, prayed in this mosque of yours? "I told him, "Yes," and I pointed out a place near where he was. He said, "Do you know the three things for which he made dua here?" I said "Yes." He said, "Tell me them then." I said, "He asked that He would not make an enemy from among the non- believers triumph over the believers and that He would not destroy the believers by bad harvests, and he was given both these things. And he asked that He would not make the believers fight among themselves, and that was refused." Ibn Umar said, "You have told the truth," and he added, "Turmoil will not cease until the day of rising

وحدثني عن مالك، عن عبد الله بن عبد الله بن جابر بن عتيك، انه قال جاءنا عبد الله بن عمر في بني معاوية - وهي قرية من قرى الانصار - فقال هل تدرون اين صلى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم من مسجدكم هذا فقلت له نعم واشرت له الى ناحية منه فقال هل تدري ما الثلاث التي دعا بهن فيه فقلت نعم . قال فاخبرني بهن . فقلت دعا بان لا يظهر عليهم عدوا من غيرهم ولا يهلكهم بالسنين فاعطيهما ودعا بان لا يجعل باسهم بينهم فمنعها . قال صدقت . قال ابن عمر فلن يزال الهرج الى يوم القيامة

Yahya related to me from Malik that Zayd ibn Aslam used to say, "No-one makes a dua without one of three things happening. Either it is answered, or it is stored up for him, or wrong actions are atoned for by it

وحدثني عن مالك، عن زيد بن اسلم، انه كان يقول ما من داع يدعو الا كان بين احدى ثلاث اما ان يستجاب له واما ان يدخر له واما ان يكفر عنه

Yahya related to me from Malik that Abdullah ibn Dinar said, "Abdullah ibn Umar saw me when I was making dua and I was pointing with two fingers, one from each hand, and he forbade me

حدثني يحيى، عن مالك، عن عبد الله بن دينار، قال راني عبد الله بن عمر وانا ادعو، واشير، باصبعين اصبع من كل يد فنهاني

Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said that Said ibn al-Musayyab used to say, "A man is raised by the dua of his son after his death." He spoke with his hands turned upwards, and then lifted them up

وحدثني عن مالك، عن يحيى بن سعيد، ان سعيد بن المسيب، كان يقول ان الرجل ليرفع بدعاء ولده من بعده وقال بيديه نحو السماء فرفعهما

Yahya related to me from Malik from Hisham ibn Urwa that his father said, "The following ayat was sent down about dua - 'And do not be loud in your prayer and do not be silent in it, but seek a way between these.' " (Sura 17 ayat 110) Yahya said that Malik was asked about making dua in obligatory prayers and he said, "There is no harm in making dua in them

وحدثني عن مالك، عن هشام بن عروة، عن ابيه، انه قال انما انزلت هذه الاية {ولا تجهر بصلاتك ولا تخافت بها وابتغ بين ذلك سبيلا} في الدعاء . قال يحيى وسيل مالك عن الدعاء في الصلاة المكتوبة فقال لا باس بالدعاء فيها

Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to make dua saying, "O Allah, I askYou for good actions and for leaving what is disapproved of and for love of the poor. And if You wish to try people, then bring me to You without being tried." Allahumma inniy asa'luka fala'l-khayrati, wa tarqa'l-munqarati, wa hubba'l-masakin, wa idha aradta fi'n-nasi fitnatan fa'qbithni ilayka ghayra maftun

وحدثني عن مالك، انه بلغه ان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم كان يدعو فيقول " اللهم اني اسالك فعل الخيرات وترك المنكرات وحب المساكين واذا اردت في الناس فتنة فاقبضني اليك غير مفتون