Sahih Muslim 1238b — Wording Difference on Mut'ah

Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1238b

This hadith about wording difference on Mut'ah is a follow-up report through the authority of Shu'bah with the same chain of transmitters. It says there is a slight variation in wording. In one narration, the word used is simply “al-Mut'ah,” without saying “Mut'ah of Hajj.” In another wording, Shu'bah reports that Muslim said he did not know whether the intended meaning was Mut'ah of Hajj or Mut'ah of women. The main value of this hadith is not a new action in Hajj, but careful recording of how a word was transmitted. It shows that narrators preserved uncertainty instead of hiding it.