Question 1

What is Muwatta Malik 31 about?

Accepted Answer

This hadith from Muwatta Malik (Book of The Times of Prayer) states: "Yahya related to me from Malik from Abd ar-Rahman ibn al-Mujabbar
that he used to see Salim ibn Abdullah pull the cloth away fiercely
from the mouth of any man he saw covering his mouth while praying."

Question 2

Which collection is this hadith from?

Accepted Answer

This hadith is from Muwatta Malik, which contains 1,985 hadiths across 61 books. It is hadith number 31 in the Book of The Times of Prayer.

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I searched for a different number — is this the right hadith?

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Muwatta Malik #31

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