24/4. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1625g — Life Grant Through Another Chain
The 'Umra (Lifelong Gift)
Life Grant Hadith Through Another Chain of Narration
Sahih Muslim : 1625g
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1625g
وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاذُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي، كَثِيرٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو سَلَمَةَ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، أَنَّ نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ بِمِثْلِهِ .
Jabir bin `Abdullah Narrated from:
Jabir b. 'Abdullah reported a hadith like this through another chain of transmitters.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1625gIn-book reference : Book 24, Hadith 32USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 12, Hadith 3978
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1625g
This narration is short, but it still matters for readers searching for the life grant Hadith. It states that Jabir b. Abdullah reported a Hadith like this through another chain of transmitters. In the flow of these reports, the wording points back to the same topic of Umra, or life grant. The main value of this Hadith is not a new detail about property, but the fact that the report is carried through another chain. That helps the reader see that this teaching about life grant was reported more than once in this section. We should stay close to the text and say only what it says: it is another chain for a similar report from Jabir.
What we learn from this hadith
- The same life grant report is transmitted through another chain.
- The narration keeps the focus on Jabir b. Abdullah as the reporter.
- Not every Hadith text adds a new ruling; some confirm the chain of reporting.
- Careful readers should notice when a report says like this rather than adding new words.
