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Why do Salafis ignore Imam Malik's Muwatta?

hadeeth ahadith ahaadeeth hadis hadees ahaadith malik ibn anas malik bin anas imam maalik imam malik ibn anas imaam imams prayer leader muftis muwatta malik muwata salafism wahhabi wahabi wahhabism

Why Salafis disregard al-Muwatta: Imam Malik's use and rejection of hadith

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Mufti Abu Layth feels Salafis struggle with Imam Malik because he is a master of hadith who also rejects hadith that go against established practice. In the Muwatta he narrates a hadith and then says it is not acted upon.

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Mufti Abu Layth reads a chat question asking why al-Muwatta is disregarded by Salafis and calls it a very good question. He says he feels that deep down Salafis struggle with Imam Malik, because on one hand he is an absolute authority in hadith who cannot be questioned there, and on the other he equally rejects hadith when they go against certain practices. He says that in the Muwatta Imam Malik brings a hadith and then says it will not be acted upon. The clip ends with a light remark to the audience.

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Mufti, why is al-Muwatta disregarded by Salafis?

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Mufti Abu Layth says he feels that deep down Salafis struggle with Imam Malik, who is an unquestionable authority in hadith yet rejects hadith that go against certain practices.

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“i feel that the selfies because they i think deep down the salafi struggle with imam malik”

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right foes motabi uh asks mufti why is al muatta disregarded by salafis you know that's a very good question um i feel that the selfies because they i think deep down the salafi struggle with imam malik because imam malik you see on one hand he is an absolute dawn of hadith you cannot question imam malik when it comes to hadith but on the other hand he's somebody who equally rejects hadith when it goes against certain practices

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so they struggle with this because imam malik and his mata he says you know hadith we won't act upon this he brings the hadith and then says we won't act on it [Laughter]

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you guys have forgotten or you don't haven't had the good fortune of keeping company with mir that's what it's like

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Mufti Abu Layth Archive, segment 2020-08-23-S01, auto-transcribed, may contain errors. https://muftiabulayth.org/r/foizott_sog/s/1/ (accessed 1 November 2026)

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Mufti Abu Layth. (2020, August 23). Why do Salafis ignore Imam Malik's Muwatta? [Video, segment 2020-08-23-S01, auto-transcribed, may contain errors]. Mufti Abu Layth Archive. Retrieved November 1, 2026, from https://muftiabulayth.org/r/foizott_sog/s/1/

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Mufti Abu Layth. 2020. "Why do Salafis ignore Imam Malik's Muwatta?" Video, segment 2020-08-23-S01, auto-transcribed, may contain errors. Mufti Abu Layth Archive. Recorded August 23, 2020. Accessed November 1, 2026. https://muftiabulayth.org/r/foizott_sog/s/1/

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@misc{abulayth-2020-08-23-S01,
  author = {Mufti Abu Layth},
  title = {{Why do Salafis ignore Imam Malik's Muwatta?}},
  year = {2020},
  month = {8},
  date = {2020-08-23},
  howpublished = {\url{https://muftiabulayth.org/r/foizott_sog/s/1/}},
  url = {https://muftiabulayth.org/r/foizott_sog/s/1/},
  organization = {Mufti Abu Layth Archive},
  urldate = {2026-11-01},
  note = {Segment 2020-08-23-S01, auto-transcribed, may contain errors}
}

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