Early work on Islamic law, Maliki madhhab, on the authority of Malik bin Anas, considered one of the most valuable books in the study of hadith relating to Islamic law. This work falls within the scope of hadith studies, jurisprudence, as well as containing biographic information.
On the narrations of:
Hisham bin Ammar Abu al-Walid; Abu Ahmed Muhammad bin Ahmed; Zahir bin Taher al-Shahami Abu al-Qasim; Salim bin Ayyub al-Razi; Abu Bakr Ahmad bin Thabit al-Khatib; Zaid bin al-Hussein al-Kindi Abu al-Yaman; Omar bin al-Haib al-Amini Abu al-Fath.