The Muwaṭṭa of Imām Mālik (may Allāh Ta’ālā be pleased with him) is one of the most important corpuses in Aḥādīth. Prior to Imām al-Bukhāri compiling his Ṣaḥīḥ, many considered the Muwaṭṭa to be the most authentic book after the noble Qur’ān. The statement of Imām ash-Shafi’i (may Allāh Ta’ālā be pleased with him): “I do not know of a book more precise than the Muwaṭṭa” is commonly quoted. Comprising of over 1700 narrations and written gradually over four decades, Imām Mālik (may Allāh Ta’ālā be pleased with him) specifically chose narrations that deal with Islamic law and legal rulings. Having relatively short chains to the Prophet (ṣallā llāhu ʿalayhī wa-sallam), Imām Mālik (may Allāh Ta’ālā be pleased with him) also gathered statements and verdicts of the companions (Ṣaḥāba) and successors (Tabi’in). Imām Mālik (may Allāh Ta’ālā be pleased with him) also included his own comments and verdicts.
