Today, the Muwatta of Imam Muhammad remains a vital resource for scholars and students of Islamic law. Its influence can be seen in the many Hanafi mosques and madrasas around the world, where its teachings continue to guide Muslims in their daily lives.
Most PDF versions and physical editions follow a systematic layout by topic:
The Muwatta of Imam Muhammad consists of approximately 1,000 pages and contains:
The Muwatta, which translates to "the levelled path," aimed to provide a comprehensive and authoritative guide to Islamic law. Imam Muhammad's work was instrumental in shaping the Hanafi school of thought, one of the four major Sunni Islamic schools of jurisprudence.
Unlike other versions of the Muwatta that strictly record Imam Malik's teachings, Imam Muhammad’s version serves as a work of comparative jurisprudence.