Question 1

What is Muwatta Malik 98 about?

Accepted Answer

This hadith from Muwatta Malik (Book of Purity) states: "Yahya related to me from Malik that Ibn Shihab used to say, "Wudu
is necessary if a man kisses his wife." Nafi said that Malik said,
"That is what I like most out of what I have heard.""

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 98 in the Book of Purity.

Question 3

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

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Muwatta Malik #98

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