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Sahih Muslim 1159g — Reliable Narrator Note
Prohibition of Fasting for a lifetime for the one who will be harmed by that or who will neglect other duties, or does not break his fast on the two 'Ids or during the days of At-Tashriq; It is better to fast alternate days
Hadith Narrator Reliability Note in Transmission
Sahih Muslim : 1159g
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1159g
وَحَدَّثَنِيهِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَاتِمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَكْرٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ وَقَالَ إِنَّ أَبَا الْعَبَّاسِ الشَّاعِرَ أَخْبَرَهُ . قَالَ مُسْلِمٌ أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ السَّائِبُ بْنُ فَرُّوخَ مِنْ أَهْلِ مَكَّةَ ثِقَةٌ عَدْلٌ .
This hadith has been narrated by Ibn Juraij with the same chain of transmitters. Imam Muslim has narrated this hadith on the authority of Abu 'Abbas al-Sa'ib b. Farrukh and he was a trustworthy and reliable (narrator) among the people of Mecca.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1159gIn-book reference : Book 13, Hadith 241USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 6, Hadith 2591
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1159g
This entry is not a separate teaching about fasting, prayer, or recitation. It is a hadith transmission note. The text says the report was narrated by Ibn Juraij with the same chain of transmitters. It then records Imam Muslim’s comment about Abu al-Abbas al-Sa’ib b. Farrukh, describing him as trustworthy and reliable among the people of Mecca. For a reader searching for reliable narrator in Hadith, the value of this entry is in showing how narration details were preserved. It does not add a new act of worship. Instead, it points to the care given to names, chains, and narrator status in Hadith reporting.
What we learn from this hadith
- Some Hadith entries preserve chain details rather than new rulings.
- The reliability of a narrator may be noted in the text.
- Names and routes of transmission are treated with care.
- A narration note should be read according to what it actually says.
