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Sahih Muslim 1125b — Ashura Report Variant
Fasting on the day of Ashura'
Ashura Fasting Hadith with Wording Notes
Sahih Muslim : 1125b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1125b
وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَأَبُو كُرَيْبٍ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ فِي أَوَّلِ الْحَدِيثِ وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَصُومُهُ . وَقَالَ فِي آخِرِ الْحَدِيثِ وَتَرَكَ عَاشُورَاءَ فَمَنْ شَاءَ صَامَهُ وَمَنْ شَاءَ تَرَكَهُ . وَلَمْ يَجْعَلْهُ مِنْ قَوْلِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَرِوَايَةِ جَرِيرٍ .
Hisham Narrated from:
This hadith is narrated on the authority of Hisham with the same chain of transmitters, but he made no mention in the first part of the hadith that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to observe fast, and said about the second part that he abandoned the (fast) of Ashura, and he who wished observed the fast and who wished otherwise abandoned it, and he did not hold it as the words of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as mentioned in the narration transmitted by Jarir.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1125bIn-book reference : Book 13, Hadith 144USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 6, Hadith 2500
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1125b
This hadith is a wording note on the Ashura fasting report from Aisha. It says the narration came through Hisham with the same chain, but this version did not mention at the beginning that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم used to fast Ashura. It also states that Ashura was left, so whoever wished fasted and whoever wished left it. The report notes that this final wording was not made the direct wording of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم in the same way as another narration. For readers searching Ashura fasting hadith, this narration is useful because it shows careful attention to exact wording, attribution, and transmission.
What we learn from this hadith
- Hadith narrators preserved wording differences with care.
- This version keeps the meaning that Ashura fasting was left to choice.
- Attribution of exact words was treated carefully.
- Not every variant gives the same amount of detail.
