Muwatta Imam Malik — Shortening the Prayer

Yahya related to me from Malik from Rabia ibn Abi Abd ar-Rahman that if Abdullah ibn Umar arrived at the mosque and the people had already prayed, he would begin with the obligatory prayer and not pray anything before it

وحدثني عن مالك، عن ربيعة بن ابي عبد الرحمن، ان عبد الله بن عمر، كان اذا جاء المسجد - وقد صلى الناس - بدا بصلاة المكتوبة ولم يصل قبلها شييا

Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umar passed by a man who was praying and said, "Peace be upon you," and the man replied to him. Abdullah ibn Umar returned to him and said, "When someone says, 'Peace be upon you' to you while you are praying do not reply, but give a signal with your hand

وحدثني عن مالك، عن نافع، ان عبد الله بن عمر، مر على رجل وهو يصلي فسلم عليه فرد الرجل كلاما فرجع اليه عبد الله بن عمر فقال له اذا سلم على احدكم وهو يصلي فلا يتكلم وليشر بيده

Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umar used to say, "Someone who only remembers that he has forgotten a prayer when he is praying the next prayer behind an imam, should pray the prayer he has forgotten after the imam has said the taslim, and then pray the other one again

وحدثني عن مالك، عن نافع، ان عبد الله بن عمر، كان يقول من نسي صلاة فلم يذكرها الا وهو مع الامام فاذا سلم الامام فليصل الصلاة التي نسي ثم ليصل بعدها الاخرى

Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said from Muhammad ibn Yahya ibn Habban that his paternal uncle Wasi ibn Habban said, "I was praying, and Abdullah ibn Umar was resting his back on the wall of the qibla. When I had finished the prayer I turned towards him on my left hand side. Abdullah ibn Umar said, 'What stopped you from turning away to your right?' I replied, 'I saw you and turned towards you.' Abdullah said, 'You have spoken correctly. People say that you should turn away to your right, but when you pray, you can turn whichever way you wish. If you like, to your right, and if you like, to your left

وحدثني عن مالك، عن يحيى بن سعيد، عن محمد بن يحيى بن حبان، عن عمه، واسع بن حبان، انه قال كنت اصلي وعبد الله بن عمر مسند ظهره الى جدار القبلة فلما قضيت صلاتي انصرفت اليه من قبل شقي الايسر فقال عبد الله بن عمر ما منعك ان تنصرف عن يمينك قال فقلت رايتك فانصرفت اليك . قال عبد الله فانك قد اصبت ان قايلا يقول انصرف عن يمينك فاذا كنت تصلي فانصرف حيث شيت ان شيت عن يمينك وان شيت عن يسارك

Yahya related to me from Malik from Hisham ibn Urwa from his father that one of the muhajirun in whom he saw no harm asked Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-As, "Can I pray in a place where camels are watered?" Abdullah replied, "No, but you can pray in a sheep-pen

وحدثني عن مالك، عن هشام بن عروة، عن ابيه، عن رجل، من المهاجرين لم ير به باسا انه سال عبد الله بن عمرو بن العاص ااصلي في عطن الابل فقال عبد الله لا ولكن صل في مراح الغنم

Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab that Said ibn al- Musayyab said, "Which prayer is it when you remain in the sitting position in every raka?'' Said said, "It is maghrib when you miss one raka, and that is the sunna in all the prayers

وحدثني عن مالك، عن ابن شهاب، عن سعيد بن المسيب، انه قال ما صلاة يجلس في كل ركعة منها ثم قال سعيد هي المغرب اذا فاتتك منها ركعة وكذلك سنة الصلاة كلها

Yahya related to me from Malik from Amir ibn Abdullah ibn az- Zubayr from Amr ibn Sulaym az-Zuraqi from Abu Qutada al-Ansari that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to pray carrying Umama, who was the daughter of his daughter Zaynab by Abu'l As ibn Rabia ibn Abd Shams. When he prostrated, he put her down, and when he got up he carried her

حدثني يحيى، عن مالك، عن عامر بن عبد الله بن الزبير، عن عمرو بن سليم الزرقي، عن ابي قتادة الانصاري، . ان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم كان يصلي وهو حامل امامة بنت زينب بنت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ولابي العاص بن ربيعة بن عبد شمس فاذا سجد وضعها واذا قام حملها

Yahya related to me from Abu'z-Zinad from al-Araj from Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "A group of angels in the night and a group of angels in the day alternate with each other among you, and gather together at the time of the asr and fajr prayers. Then those that have spent the night among you ascend, and He asks them, and He knows best, 'How did you leave my slaves?' and they say, 'When we left them they were praying, and when we came to them they were praying

وحدثني عن مالك، عن ابي الزناد، عن الاعرج، عن ابي هريرة، ان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال " يتعاقبون فيكم ملايكة بالليل وملايكة بالنهار ويجتمعون في صلاة العصر وصلاة الفجر ثم يعرج الذين باتوا فيكم فيسالهم وهو اعلم بهم كيف تركتم عبادي فيقولون تركناهم وهم يصلون واتيناهم وهم يصلون

Yahya related to me from Malik from Hisham ibn Urwa from his father from A'isha, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Tell Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer." A'isha said, "Messenger of Allah, when Abu Bakr stands in your place his voice does not reach the ears of the people because of his weeping, so tell Umar to lead the people in prayer." He said, "Tell Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer." A'isha continued, "I told Hafsa to tell him that when Abu Bakr stood in his place his voice did not reach the ears of the people because of his weeping, and that he should tell Umar to lead the people in prayer. Hafsa did so, and the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'You are the companions of Yusuf! (referring to the women who cut their hands when they saw the beauty of Yusuf). Tell Abu Bakr to lead the people in prayer!' " A'isha added that Hafsa said to her, "I have never had anything good from you

وحدثني عن مالك، عن هشام بن عروة، عن ابيه، عن عايشة، زوج النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم ان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال " مروا ابا بكر فليصل للناس " . فقالت عايشة ان ابا بكر يا رسول الله اذا قام في مقامك لم يسمع الناس من البكاء فمر عمر فليصلي للناس . قال " مروا ابا بكر فليصل للناس " . قالت عايشة فقلت لحفصة قولي له ان ابا بكر اذا قام في مقامك لم يسمع الناس من البكاء فمر عمر فليصل للناس ففعلت حفصة فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم " انكن لانتن صواحب يوسف مروا ابا بكر فليصل للناس " . فقالت حفصة لعايشة ما كنت لاصيب منك خيرا

Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Ata ibn Yazid al-Laythi that Ubaydullah ibn Adi ibnal-Khiyar said, "Once when the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, was sitting with some people, a man came to him and spoke secretly to him. Nobody knew what he had said until the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, disclosed that he had asked for permission to kill one of the hypocrites. When he disclosed this, the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'Doesn't he testify that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah?' The man replied, 'Of course, but he hasn't really done so.' He said, 'Doesn't he do the prayer?' and the man replied, 'Of course, but he doesn't really do the prayer.' He said, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, 'Those are the ones whom Allah has forbidden me (to kill)

وحدثني عن مالك، عن ابن شهاب، عن عطاء بن يزيد الليثي، عن عبيد الله بن عدي بن الخيار، انه قال بينما رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم جالس بين ظهرانى الناس اذ جاءه رجل فساره فلم يدر ما ساره به حتى جهر رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فاذا هو يستاذنه في قتل رجل من المنافقين فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم حين جهر " اليس يشهد ان لا اله الا الله وان محمدا رسول الله " . فقال الرجل بلى ولا شهادة له . فقال " اليس يصلي " . قال بلى ولا صلاة له . فقال صلى الله عليه وسلم " اوليك الذين نهاني الله عنهم

Yahya related to me from Malik from Zayd ibn Aslam from Ata ibn Yasar that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "O Allah! Do not make my grave an idol that is worshipped. The anger on those who took the graves of their Prophets as places of prostration was terrible

وحدثني عن مالك، عن زيد بن اسلم، عن عطاء بن يسار، ان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال " اللهم لا تجعل قبري وثنا يعبد اشتد غضب الله على قوم اتخذوا قبور انبيايهم مساجد

Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Mahmud ibn Rabi al-Ansari that Utban ibn Malik, who was a blind man, used to lead his people in prayer, and he said to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, "Sometimes it is dark and rainy and there is a lot of water around outside, and I am a man who has lost his sight. Messenger of Allah, pray in a certain place in my house so that I can take it as a place to pray." The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, came to him and said, "Where would you like me to pray?" He indicated a place to him and the Messengerof Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, prayed there

وحدثني عن مالك، عن ابن شهاب، عن محمود بن الربيع الانصاري، ان عتبان بن مالك، كان يوم قومه وهو اعمى وانه قال لرسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم انها تكون الظلمة والمطر والسيل وانا رجل ضرير البصر فصل يا رسول الله في بيتي مكانا اتخذه مصلى . فجاءه رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فقال " اين تحب ان اصلي " . فاشار له الى مكان من البيت فصلى فيه رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم

Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Abbad ibn Tamim from his paternal uncle that he saw the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, lying down in the mosque with one foot on top of the other

وحدثني عن مالك، عن ابن شهاب، عن عباد بن تميم، عن عمه، انه راى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم مستلقيا في المسجد واضعا احدى رجليه على الاخرى

Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Said ihn al-Musayyab that Umar ibn al Khattab and Uthman ibn Affan, may Allah be pleased with them, used to do the same

وحدثني عن مالك، عن ابن شهاب، عن سعيد بن المسيب، ان عمر بن الخطاب، وعثمان بن عفان، - رضى الله عنهما - كانا يفعلان ذلك

Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said that Abdullah ibn Masud said to a certain man, "You are in a time when men of understanding (fuqaha) are many and Qur'an reciters are few, when the limits of behaviour defined in the Qur'an are guarded and its letters are lost, when few people ask and many give, when they make the prayer long and the khutba short, and put their actions before their desires. A time will come upon men when their fuqaha are few but their Qur'an reciters are many, when the letters of the Qur'an are guarded carefully but its limits are lost, when many ask but few give, when they make the khutba long but the prayer short, and put their desires before their actions

وحدثني عن مالك، عن يحيى بن سعيد، ان عبد الله بن مسعود، قال لانسان انك في زمان كثير فقهاوه قليل قراوه تحفظ فيه حدود القران وتضيع حروفه قليل من يسال كثير من يعطي يطيلون فيه الصلاة ويقصرون الخطبة يبدون اعمالهم قبل اهوايهم وسياتي على الناس زمان قليل فقهاوه كثير قراوه يحفظ فيه حروف القران وتضيع حدوده كثير من يسال قليل من يعطي يطيلون فيه الخطبة ويقصرون الصلاة يبدون فيه اهواءهم قبل اعمالهم

Yahya related to me from Malik that Yahya ibn Said said, "I have heard that the first of the actions of a slave to be considered on the day of rising is the prayer. If it is accepted from him, the rest of his actions will be considered, and if it is not accepted from him, none of his actions will be considered

وحدثني عن مالك، عن يحيى بن سعيد، انه قال بلغني ان اول، ما ينظر فيه من عمل العبد الصلاة فان قبلت منه نظر فيما بقي من عمله وان لم تقبل منه لم ينظر في شىء من عمله

Yahya related to me from Malik from Hisham ibn Urwa from his father that A'isha, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "The actions which the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, loved most were those which were done most constantly

وحدثني عن مالك، عن هشام بن عروة، عن ابيه، عن عايشة، زوج النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم انها قالت كان احب العمل الى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم الذي يدوم عليه صاحبه

Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard from Amir ibn Sad ibn Abi Waqqas that his father said, "There were two brothers, one of whom died forty nights before the other. The merit of the first was being mentioned in the presence of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and he said, 'Wasn't the other one a muslim?' They said, 'Of course, Messenger of Allah, and there was no harm in him.' The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'What will make you realise what his prayer has brought him. The prayer is like a deep river of sweet water running by your door into which you plunge five times a day. How much of your dirtiness do you think that will leave? You do not realise what his prayer has brought him

وحدثني عن مالك، انه بلغه عن عامر بن سعد بن ابي وقاص، عن ابيه، انه قال كان رجلان اخوان فهلك احدهما قبل صاحبه باربعين ليلة فذكرت فضيلة الاول عند رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فقال " الم يكن الاخر مسلما " . قالوا بلى يا رسول الله وكان لا باس به . فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم " وما يدريكم ما بلغت به صلاته انما مثل الصلاة كمثل نهر غمر عذب بباب احدكم يقتحم فيه كل يوم خمس مرات فما ترون ذلك يبقي من درنه فانكم لا تدرون ما بلغت به صلاته

Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that if some one passed by Ata ibn Yasar in the mosque with something to trade, he would call him and ask, "What is the matter with you? What do you want?" If the man said that he wished to trade with him, he would say, "You need the market of this world. This is the market of the next world

وحدثني عن مالك، انه بلغه ان عطاء بن يسار، كان اذا مر عليه بعض من يبيع في المسجد دعاه فساله ما معك وما تريد فان اخبره انه يريد ان يبيعه قال عليك بسوق الدنيا وانما هذا سوق الاخرة

Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that Umar ibn al-Khattab set aside an area near the mosque called al-Butayha and said, "Whoever wishes to talk nonsense or recite poetry or raise his voice should go to that area

وحدثني عن مالك، انه بلغه ان عمر بن الخطاب، بنى رحبة في ناحية المسجد تسمى البطيحاء وقال من كان يريد ان يلغط او ينشد شعرا او يرفع صوته فليخرج الى هذه الرحبة