Question 1

What is Muwatta Malik 55 about?

Accepted Answer

This hadith from Muwatta Malik (Book of Purity) states: "Yahya related to me from Malik from Abu Nuaym Wahb ibn Kaysan
that he heard Jabir ibn Abdullah al-Ansari saying, "I saw Abu Bakr as-
Siddiq eat meat and then pray without doing wudu.""

Question 2

Which collection is this hadith from?

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This hadith is from Muwatta Malik, which contains 1,985 hadiths across 61 books. It is hadith number 55 in the Book of Purity.

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

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Muwatta Malik #55

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