22/25. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1604c — A Version Without the Time Phrase
Salam (Payment in Advance)
Salam Sale Hadith: A Note on Measure, Weight, and Wording
Sahih Muslim : 1604c
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1604c
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، وَأَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ وَإِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ سَالِمٍ جَمِيعًا عَنِ ابْنِ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي نَجِيحٍ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ . مِثْلَ حَدِيثِ عَبْدِ الْوَارِثِ . وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ " إِلَى أَجَلٍ مَعْلُومٍ " .
Ibn Abu Najih Narrated from:
Ibn Abu Najih has narrated a hadith like this with the same chain of transmitters, but he has not mentioned: " for a definite period".
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1604cIn-book reference : Book 22, Hadith 159USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 10, Hadith 3908
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1604c
This salam sale hadith is a wording note. It says that Ibn Abu Najih narrated a report like the same chain, but did not mention the phrase, “for a definite period.” That is why the explanation must be careful. The main report in this version still relates to advance payment and known measure and weight, but this specific wording does not include the time phrase. For people searching for specified measure and weight hadith, this narration is useful because it shows how hadith reports may preserve the same main lesson while one phrase appears in some versions and not in another. The teaching here is also about accuracy: do not claim a phrase is in this exact report when the text says it is not.
What we learn from this hadith
- This narration notes a wording difference in the report.
- The phrase about a definite period is not mentioned in this version.
- Careful wording matters when explaining hadith.
