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Malik ibn Anas

مَالِك بْن أَنَس

Abu Abd Allah · Imam Malik

711 CE – 795 CE (93 AH – 179 AH)(aged ~84) Born in Medinah Died in Medinah Banu Anas

Malik ibn Anas was a prominent Islamic jurist and hadith scholar from Medina, founder of the Maliki school of jurisprudence and compiler of the Muwatta, one of the earliest hadith collections.

Malik ibn Anas was born circa 711 CE in Medina into the Humayr clan of the Banu Taym tribe, part of the Quraysh. He was a leading scholar of hadith and jurisprudence during the early Abbasid period, studying under notable teachers such as Ibn Shihab al-Zuhri and Ja'far al-Sadiq. Malik compiled the Muwatta, a foundational hadith collection and legal text, which became the basis of the Maliki school, one of the four major Sunni madhhabs. His jurisprudential views were highly influential across North Africa, al-Andalus, Egypt, and other regions. Malik died in 795 CE, leaving a lasting legacy as a jurist and scholar revered in Sunni tradition.

Significance

Founder of the Maliki school of Islamic jurisprudence and compiler of the Muwatta, one of the earliest and most authoritative hadith collections.

Reputation in tradition

Venerated as an exemplary figure and foundational scholar in Sunni Islam, regarded as the Imam of Medina and praised for his authentic hadith transmission and jurisprudence.
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Father

Anas ibn Malik (أنس بن مالك)

Mother

Aaliyah bint Shurayk al-Azdiyya (عالية بنت شريك الأزدية)
Classical grade
thiqa
Generation
Tābiʿ al-Tābiʿīn
Narrations by collection
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Why they matter in hadith

His Muwatta is a foundational hadith and fiqh text, and he is considered one of the most reliable transmitters of hadith.

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