Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Islam Tetkikleri Dergisi, cilt.16, sa.1, ss.236-263, 2026 (Scopus, TRDizin)
The Muwatta’, being the first book to compile authentic hadiths, holds great significance, and the most famous version that has reached us today is the one narrated by Yahyâ b. Yahya al-LaythT. When one thinks of the Muwatta' today, the LaythT version is the one that comes to mind first. However, this particular version has been criticized since its narration due to doubts that arose in the chains of transmission and textual evidence. The fact that its narrator, Yahyâ al-LaythT was not a hadith scholar and the fact that there were deficiencies or uncertainties in his transmission from Imâm Mâlik led to it not being highly regarded in the early periods of the Eastern Islamic world. Nevertheless, in Andalusia, the LaythT version has always been accepted as the most reliable narration of the Muwatta', due to its current status in the region and the charisma of its narrator, Yahyâ. In this context, the most outstanding commentaries and other works on the Muwatta' were authored in Andalusia during the period of Islamic rule, and these works have consistently relied on the Yahyâ narration. Over time, with the increase in scholarly interaction between the Eastern and Western Islamic worlds, the intellectual heritage of the West was transported, along with scholars, first to North Africa and then to the East. As a result, the Yahyã version became known not only in the Andalusian region but also in other Muslim areas. This study examines the factors behind the fame of the Yahyã b. Yahyã aL-LaythT narration of the Muwatta in Andalusia and its transmission to the East; thereby attempting to demonstrate that the widespread acceptance of manuscripts of classical works was shaped not merely by scholarly considerations but also by influential social dynamics such as politics, geography, and sectarian affiliation.