Maliks Muwatta Book 9, Hadith Number 53.Maliks Muwatta Book 9. Shortening Of Prayer Section : Prohibition against a Man Praying when Wishing to Relieve Himself. Yahya related to me from Malik from Zayd ibn Aslam that Umar ibn al-Khattab said, “You should not pray while you are holding your bowels.” Related Previous Post Maliks Muwatta Book 9, Hadith Number 54. Next Post Maliks Muwatta Book 9, Hadith Number 52.