15/74. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1338b — Mahram Travel Narration Variants
A woman travelling with a Mahram for Hajj and other purposes
Mahram Travel Hadith With Wording Variants
Sahih Muslim : 1338b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1338b
وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ نُمَيْرٍ، وَأَبُو أُسَامَةَ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي جَمِيعًا، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ . فِي رِوَايَةِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ فَوْقَ ثَلاَثٍ . وَقَالَ ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ فِي رِوَايَتِهِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ، " ثَلاَثَةً إِلاَّ وَمَعَهَا ذُو مَحْرَمٍ " .
'Ubaidullah Narrated from:
This hadith has been narrated on the same authority by Ubaidullah. And in the narration of Abu Bakr (the words are): " More than three (days)." Ibn Numair narrated on the authority of his father, (and the words are):" Three (days) except (when) she has a Mahram with her."
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1338bIn-book reference : Book 15, Hadith 463USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 7, Hadith 3097
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1338b
This narration is about the wording variants of the Mahram travel report. It says the hadith was narrated through the same authority by Ubaidullah. In one narration, the wording is “more than three days,” while another wording says “three days except when she has a Mahram with her.” This Sahih Muslim 1338b explanation should focus on the transmission detail and the slight wording difference. It does not introduce a new scene or a new speaker. It shows how hadith books sometimes preserve small wording variations, especially in reports about a woman’s travel with a Mahram.
What we learn from this hadith
- The narration preserves more than one wording of the same report.
- One wording says more than three days, while another says three days.
- The shared point is travel with a Mahram.
- Recording variants helps readers see how the report was transmitted.
