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Sahih Muslim 1296c — Careful Hadith Wording
Stoning Jamrat Al-'Aqabah from the bottom of the valley; Makkah should be on to one's left and one should say Takbir with each throw
Hadith on Preserving Wording About Surah al-Baqara
Sahih Muslim : 1296c
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1296c
وَحَدَّثَنِي يَعْقُوبُ الدَّوْرَقِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي زَائِدَةَ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، كِلاَهُمَا عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ الْحَجَّاجَ، يَقُولُ لاَ تَقُولُوا سُورَةُ الْبَقَرَةِ . وَاقْتَصَّا الْحَدِيثَ بِمِثْلِ حَدِيثِ ابْنِ مُسْهِرٍ .
A'mash Narrated from:
I heard Hajjaj saying I Do not say Surah al-Baqara. The rest of the hadith is the same.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1296cIn-book reference : Book 15, Hadith 337USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 7, Hadith 2972
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1296c
This narration is short, but it is valuable for understanding careful hadith transmission. A'mash reports that he heard Hajjaj saying, "Do not say Surah al-Baqara," and the rest of the hadith is the same as the earlier narration. The main topic here is careful wording in hadith reports. It does not add a new Hajj action by itself, but it keeps a variation in the same report connected to Jamrat al-Aqaba and the mention of Surah al-Baqara. People searching for Sahih Muslim 1296c or Surah al-Baqara wording hadith can see how narrators recorded small differences instead of smoothing them over.
What we learn from this hadith
- Hadith narrators preserved even brief wording differences.
- The narration points back to the same main report without changing its core meaning.
- Careful transmission includes noting what was said and how it was said.
- Short reports can still help protect the accuracy of a longer narration.
