Muwatta of Imam Muhammad al-Shaybani is a significant recension of Imam Malik’s Muwatta, featuring the narrations and legal commentaries of Imam Muhammad, one of the two primary students of Imam Abu Hanifa. It serves as a vital bridge between the Hadith methodology of Madinah and the Hanafi school of jurisprudence (Fiqh). www.prophetmuhammad.com
However, (d. 189 AH) was a student of both Imam Malik and Imam Abu Hanifah. He traveled from Iraq to Medina and studied the Muwatta under Imam Malik himself. Later, he narrated his teacher’s work, but with a critical twist: he reorganized the book according to Hanafi jurisprudence and added his own opinions, clarifications, and differences of opinion between the Madinan and Iraqi schools. muwatta imam muhammad english pdf download