24/1. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1620d — Careful Hadith Transmission
It Is Disliked For A Man To Buy What He Gave In Charity From The One To Whom He Gave It
Hadith Transmission and the Careful Reading of Charity Reports
Sahih Muslim : 1620d
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1620d
وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ غَيْرَ أَنَّ مَالِكٍ وَرَوْحٍ أَتَمُّ وَأَكْثَرُ .
Zaid b. Aslam Narrated from:
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Zaid b. Aslam with the same chain of transmitters but with this (change) that the hadith transmitted on the authority of Malik and Rauh (he was the son of Qisirn) is more complete and lengthy.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1620dIn-book reference : Book 24, Hadith 4USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 12, Hadith 3951
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1620d
This narration is short, but it gives an important lesson about hadith transmission. Many people search for Sahih Muslim 1620d because it sits near the hadith about taking back charity and the warning against returning to a gift after giving it. The wording here does not repeat the full ruling. Instead, it tells us that the report came through Zaid b. Aslam with the same chain, and that the versions from Malik and Rauh are fuller and longer. So the main benefit is care in reading hadith: some reports give the brief note, while another narration may carry the longer wording. When studying a hadith about charity, gifts, or buying back what was given, this report reminds us to notice the chain and the wording before making a lesson from it.
What we learn from this hadith
- Some hadith reports may be brief while related versions give fuller wording.
- Chains of transmitters matter when comparing narrations.
- The text points readers to more complete versions rather than repeating the ruling.
- Careful study means noticing both wording and narration route.
