1/4. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 13b — Same Path to Paradise
Explaining the faith by means of which a person is admitted into paradise, and that the one who adheres to what is enjoined upon him will enter paradise
Hadith on Paradise Deeds: A Repeated Report from Abu Ayyub
Sahih Muslim : 13b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 13b
وَحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَاتِمٍ، وَعَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ بِشْرٍ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا بَهْزٌ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَوْهَبٍ، وَأَبُوهُ، عُثْمَانُ أَنَّهُمَا سَمِعَا مُوسَى بْنَ طَلْحَةَ، يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِمِثْلِ هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ .
This hadith is transmitted by Muhammad b. Hatim on the authority of Abu Ayyub Ansari.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 13bIn-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 13USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 1, Hadith 12
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 13b
This hadith on Paradise deeds is a brief transmission that says the report was narrated from Abu Ayyub Ansari with the same meaning. Because the text points back to the same hadith, the teaching remains the same: a man asked what would bring him near to Paradise and away from the Fire, and the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم directed him to worship Allah without shirk, establish prayer, pay zakat, and keep ties of kinship. The value of this short narration is that it confirms the same message through another route of transmission. For a reader, it keeps attention on the simple duties named in the report. Faith is shown through worship, prayer, giving, and care for family ties.
What we learn from this hadith
- The narration preserves the same core teaching from Abu Ayyub Ansari.
- The related report links Paradise with worship, prayer, zakat, and kinship.
- Repeating the same meaning helps keep the lesson clear.
- The focus stays on duties directly named in the transmitted report.
