15/76. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1344b — Return Dua Takbir Variation
What should be said when returning from Hajj and other journeys
Return Journey Dua Takbir Variation
Sahih Muslim : 1344b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1344b
وَحَدَّثَنِي زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ عُلَيَّةَ - عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا مَعْنٌ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ رَافِعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي فُدَيْكٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا الضَّحَّاكُ، كُلُّهُمْ عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم . بِمِثْلِهِ إِلاَّ حَدِيثَ أَيُّوبَ فَإِنَّ فِيهِ التَّكْبِيرَ مَرَّتَيْنِ .
Ibn 'Umar Narrated from:
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Ibn Umar through another chain of transmitters (but with one alteration) that here Allah-o-Akbar is mentioned twice.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1344bIn-book reference : Book 15, Hadith 483USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 7, Hadith 3117
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1344b
This Hadith reports the same meaning as the return journey dua narrated from Ibn Umar, but it notes one alteration. In this version, Allahu Akbar is mentioned twice in the report of Ayyub. The main topic remains the remembrance of Allah when returning from travel, Hajj, Umrah, or expeditions. The narration does not add a new supplication in the provided text. It simply records a difference in the number of takbir mentioned in one chain. This teaches careful attention to wording while keeping the main practice clear: the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم remembered Allah and praised Him when returning.
What we learn from this hadith
- This version records a variation in the number of takbir.
- The main return journey remembrance remains the same topic.
- Hadith transmission may preserve small wording differences.
