12/47. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1064d — Variant Report on the Warning
The Khawarij and their attributes
Hadith Variant About the Khawarij Warning
Sahih Muslim : 1064d
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1064d
وَحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ فُضَيْلٍ، عَنْ عُمَارَةَ بْنِ الْقَعْقَاعِ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ وَقَالَ بَيْنَ أَرْبَعَةِ نَفَرٍ زَيْدُ الْخَيْرِ وَالأَقْرَعُ بْنُ حَابِسٍ وَعُيَيْنَةُ بْنُ حِصْنٍ وَعَلْقَمَةُ بْنُ عُلاَثَةَ أَوْ عَامِرُ بْنُ الطُّفَيْلِ . وَقَالَ نَاشِزُ الْجَبْهَةِ . كَرِوَايَةِ عَبْدِ الْوَاحِدِ . وَقَالَ إِنَّهُ سَيَخْرُجُ مِنْ ضِئْضِئِ هَذَا قَوْمٌ وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ " لَئِنْ أَدْرَكْتُهُمْ لأَقْتُلَنَّهُمْ قَتْلَ ثَمُودَ " .
This hadith has been narrated through another chain of transmitters, but no mention has been made of: " If I find them, I would kill them as the Thamud were killed."
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1064dIn-book reference : Book 12, Hadith 191USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 5, Hadith 2321
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1064d
This hadith variant about the Khawarij warning is mainly a transmission note. It repeats the chain and the list of people among whom the gold was distributed, including Zaid al-Khair, al-Aqra, Uyaina, and Alqama or Amir. It also notes a wording difference about the man’s forehead. Most importantly, this version states that people would come from his progeny, but it does not include the phrase about killing them as Thamud were killed. This teaches careful reading. Not every route carries every phrase. A student of hadith should notice what is present, what is missing, and avoid adding wording from another version unless clearly labeled.
What we learn from this hadith
- Different chains may preserve small wording differences.
- This version does not mention the phrase about killing them like Thamud.
- Hadith study requires attention to what each report actually says.
- The warning about a people from his progeny remains present in this route.
