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 well-trodden path') 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 Malik ibn Anas. It is also the earliest extant example of a musannaf, a genre of hadith compilation that 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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