Muwatta Malik
Book 3, Hadith 44
Arabic hadith text
وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ رُومَانَ، أَنَّ نَافِعَ بْنَ جُبَيْرِ بْنِ مُطْعِمٍ، كَانَ يَقْرَأُ خَلْفَ الإِمَامِ فِيمَا لاَ يَجْهَرُ فِيهِ بِالْقِرَاءَةِ . قَالَ مَالِكٌ وَذَلِكَ أَحَبُّ مَا سَمِعْتُ إِلَىَّ فِي ذَلِكَ .
Translation
Yahya related to me from Malik from Yazid ibn Ruman that Nafi ibnJubayr ibn Mutim used to recite behind the imam when hedid not recitealoud .
Malik said, "That is the most preferable to me ofwhat I have heard about the matter."