18/4. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1476b — Same Permission Report
Giving one's wife the choice does not count as a divorce, unless it is intended as such
Same Hadith About Seeking Permission Through Another Chain
Sahih Muslim : 1476b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1476b
وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عِيسَى، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَاصِمٌ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ . نَحْوَهُ .
The above hadith has likewise been narrated through another chain.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1476bIn-book reference : Book 18, Hadith 32USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 9, Hadith 3499
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1476b
This narration is short and says that the previous hadith was also narrated through another chain with similar meaning. The report it points to is about the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم seeking permission from a wife when it was her day and he wanted to visit others. Since this text does not give extra details, its main value is confirmation through another chain. For someone searching for the Prophet sought permission from wives hadith, this narration supports the same report without adding a new event. It also shows the care of hadith transmitters in recording alternate routes for a narration. The lesson should remain limited: the same permission report was preserved through more than one chain.
What we learn from this hadith
- The same report was narrated through another chain.
- The narration supports the earlier report about seeking permission.
- No new ruling or separate event is added in this text.
- Hadith chains were recorded to preserve reports carefully.
