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Sahih Muslim 124b — Another Chain for the Shirk Hadith
Sincerity of Faith and its Purity
Belief and Wrongdoing Hadith Preserved Through Another Chain
Sahih Muslim : 124b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 124b
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، وَعَلِيُّ بْنُ خَشْرَمٍ، قَالاَ أَخْبَرَنَا عِيسَى، - وَهُوَ ابْنُ يُونُسَ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا مِنْجَابُ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ التَّمِيمِيُّ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ مُسْهِرٍ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ إِدْرِيسَ، كُلُّهُمْ عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ قَالَ أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ قَالَ ابْنُ إِدْرِيسَ حَدَّثَنِيهِ أَوَّلاً أَبِي، عَنْ أَبَانِ بْنِ تَغْلِبَ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، ثُمَّ سَمِعْتُهُ مِنْهُ، .
This hadith is narrated by another chain of transmitters, (namely) lshaq b. Ibrahim. Ibn Idris says: My father transmitted it from Aban b. Taghlib who heard it from A'mash; then I heard it also from him (A'mash).
Reference : Sahih Muslim 124bIn-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 235USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 1, Hadith 227
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 124b
This report is mainly about the chain of transmission. It says the same hadith was narrated by another route, and Ibn Idris mentions how it first came to him through his father from Aban b. Taghlib, then he heard it from A'mash himself. Because the text points back to the same hadith, the core topic remains belief and wrongdoing. The linked teaching is that the wrongdoing mentioned in the verse is not ordinary self-wronging in this setting, but shirk, as explained through Luqman’s advice. This hadith chain matters because it shows how the same teaching was carried by more than one route while keeping the message intact.
What we learn from this hadith
- This report supports the same narration through another chain.
- The wording points back to the teaching about belief, wrongdoing, and shirk.
- Transmission chains help preserve the report across different narrators.
- The core lesson remains tied to not associating anything with Allah.
