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Is gold permitted for men?
الموطأ
al-Muwatta' Kitab al-Libas, hadith 1696
"Imam Malik narrated in al-Muwatta' that the Prophet ﷺ took silk in his right hand and gold in his left and said: "These two are forbidden for the males of my nation, permitted for the females." Malik ruled accordingly: g…"
What is the proper way to slaughter animals?
الموطأ
al-Muwatta' Kitab al-Dhaba'ih
"Imam Malik ruled that lawful slaughter (dhakat) requires: a Muslim or a person of the Book performing it, severing the windpipe and the two jugular veins with a sharp blade, and pronouncing the name of Allah at the time…"
Is it permissible to eat meat slaughtered by Christians and Jews?
al-Muwatta' / al-Mudawwana
al-Mudawwana al-Kubra 2/62; al-Muwatta', Kitab adh-Dhabaiḥ
"Imam Malik permitted eating the slaughter of the People of the Book — Jews and Christians — as Allah has said: "And the food of those who were given the Scripture is lawful for you." He held this includes what they slaug…"
Is it permissible to combine Dhuhr with Asr while travelling?
al-Muwatta' / al-Mudawwana
al-Muwatta', Kitab Qasr as-Salah; al-Mudawwana 1/119
"Imam Malik held that the traveller may combine Dhuhr and ʿAsr, and Maghrib and ʿIshā', when he is actually moving on his journey — combining them either at the time of the first or the second. He preferred that if one st…"
What is the ruling on listening to music?
الأمر بالمعروف
Reported by al-Khallal in al-Amr bi al-Maʿruf & Ibn Abi Shaybah
"Imam Malik was asked about singing and musical instruments and replied: "Only the corrupt among us do that" (Ibn Abi Shaybah, al-Mussanaf). His madhhab as recorded by his students considered ghina with instruments to be…"