12/48. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1066c — Variant Without One Phrase
Exhortation to kill the Khawarij
Hadith Variant About Qur’an Recitation and Missing Wording
Sahih Muslim : 1066c
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1066c
حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَأَبُو كُرَيْبٍ وَزُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ قَالُوا حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، كِلاَهُمَا عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ . وَلَيْسَ فِي حَدِيثِهِمَا " يَمْرُقُونَ مِنَ الدِّينِ كَمَا يَمْرُقُ السَّهْمُ مِنَ الرَّمِيَّةِ " .
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of A'mash with the same chain of transmitters, but (these words) are not there: " They pass through the religion clean as the arrow passes through the prey."
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1066cIn-book reference : Book 12, Hadith 201USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 5, Hadith 2330
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1066c
This hadith variant about Qur’an recitation is important because it tells us what is not present in this chain. It was narrated with the same chain from A'mash, but the words, “They pass through the religion clean as the arrow passes through the prey,” are not found in this version. That kind of note is useful for careful hadith reading. It shows that narrators and compilers paid attention to exact wording. The core warning remains connected to the earlier report, but this particular route lacks that one phrase. A reader should not force every wording into every version. Each narration should be respected in its own form.
What we learn from this hadith
- This version notes a missing phrase compared with another route.
- Hadith wording should be read carefully and not mixed without care.
- A variant chain can preserve the same report with slight differences.
- Exact transmission matters when explaining the Prophet’s صلى الله عليه وسلم words.
