Al-Muwatta
E147802
Al-Muwatta is a foundational early Islamic legal and hadith compilation by Imam Malik ibn Anas that serves as a primary source for Maliki jurisprudence.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Al-Muwatta canonical | 3 |
| Al-Muwatta of Malik ibn Anas | 1 |
| al-Muwatta of Malik ibn Anas | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1296267 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Al-Muwatta Context triple: [Maliki school, hasCanonicalText, Al-Muwatta]
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A.
Sunan Ibn Majah
Sunan Ibn Majah is one of the six major Sunni hadith collections, compiled by the 9th-century scholar Ibn Majah and widely used as a key source of prophetic traditions.
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B.
Sunan al-Nasa’i
Sunan al-Nasa’i is one of the six major Sunni hadith collections, compiled by the scholar Ahmad ibn Shu'ayb al-Nasa’i and renowned for its relative rigor in authenticating prophetic traditions.
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C.
Sahih Muslim
Sahih Muslim is one of the most authentic and widely respected collections of hadith in Sunni Islam, compiled by the scholar Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj.
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D.
Sunan Abu Dawud
Sunan Abu Dawud is one of the six major Sunni hadith collections, compiled by the scholar Abu Dawud and highly regarded for its focus on legal rulings and prophetic practice.
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E.
Sahih al-Bukhari
Sahih al-Bukhari is one of the most authoritative and widely respected collections of hadith in Sunni Islam, compiled by the scholar Muhammad al-Bukhari in the 9th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Al-Muwatta Target entity description: Al-Muwatta is a foundational early Islamic legal and hadith compilation by Imam Malik ibn Anas that serves as a primary source for Maliki jurisprudence.
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A.
Sunan Ibn Majah
Sunan Ibn Majah is one of the six major Sunni hadith collections, compiled by the 9th-century scholar Ibn Majah and widely used as a key source of prophetic traditions.
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B.
Sunan al-Nasa’i
Sunan al-Nasa’i is one of the six major Sunni hadith collections, compiled by the scholar Ahmad ibn Shu'ayb al-Nasa’i and renowned for its relative rigor in authenticating prophetic traditions.
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C.
Sahih Muslim
Sahih Muslim is one of the most authentic and widely respected collections of hadith in Sunni Islam, compiled by the scholar Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj.
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D.
Sunan Abu Dawud
Sunan Abu Dawud is one of the six major Sunni hadith collections, compiled by the scholar Abu Dawud and highly regarded for its focus on legal rulings and prophetic practice.
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E.
Sahih al-Bukhari
Sahih al-Bukhari is one of the most authoritative and widely respected collections of hadith in Sunni Islam, compiled by the scholar Muhammad al-Bukhari in the 9th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic legal text
ⓘ
fiqh manual ⓘ hadith collection ⓘ |
| author | Malik ibn Anas ⓘ |
| basedOn | practice of the people of Medina ⓘ |
| contains |
hadiths of the Prophet Muhammad
ⓘ
legal opinions of Malik ibn Anas ⓘ sayings of Companions ⓘ sayings of Successors ⓘ |
| coversTopic |
commercial transactions
ⓘ
criminal law ⓘ divorce ⓘ fasting ⓘ hajj ⓘ inheritance ⓘ judicial procedure ⓘ marriage ⓘ oaths and vows ⓘ prayer ⓘ ritual purity ⓘ zakat ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Islamic jurisprudence
ⓘ
legal hadiths ⓘ |
| genre |
fiqh
ⓘ
hadith ⓘ |
| hasCommentariesBy | later Maliki scholars ⓘ |
| hasMultipleRecensions | yes ⓘ |
| includesTypeOfReport |
maqtu report
ⓘ
marfu hadith ⓘ mawquf report ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of Sunni legal theory
ⓘ
later Maliki jurists ⓘ |
| madhhab | Maliki ⓘ |
| methodologyEmphasizes |
Medinan consensus
ⓘ
practice of the people of Medina as proof ⓘ |
| notableRecensionBy |
Muhammad al-Shaybani
ⓘ
surface form:
Muhammad ibn al-Hasan al-Shaybani
Yahya ibn Yahya al-Laythi ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Medina ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
foundational text of Maliki jurisprudence
ⓘ
one of the earliest extant hadith collections ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| schoolOfLaw | Maliki school ⓘ |
| statusInMalikiSchool | primary source of law ⓘ |
| structure | chapters arranged by legal topics ⓘ |
| studiedIn | traditional Islamic seminaries ⓘ |
| timeOfComposition | 8th century ⓘ |
| transmittedOrally | yes ⓘ |
| usedAs | reference in Islamic legal rulings ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Al-Muwatta Description of subject: Al-Muwatta is a foundational early Islamic legal and hadith compilation by Imam Malik ibn Anas that serves as a primary source for Maliki jurisprudence.
Referenced by (5)
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this entity surface form:
al-Muwatta of Malik ibn Anas