Authentic
graded by Salim al-Hilali
Companion’s words (mawquf) Muwatta Malik 434
وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّهُ بَلَغَهُ أَنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ، وَعُمَرَ، كَانَا يَفْعَلاَنِ ذَلِكَ .
Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that Abu Bakr and Umar used to do that.
Reported by Malik (No. 434).