25/5. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1635b — The Same Report on No Material Will
Not Making A Will For One Who Has Nothing To Be Bequeathed
Hadith About No Material Will: A’isha’s Report Through Another Chain
Sahih Muslim : 1635b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1635b
وَحَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، وَعُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَإِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، كُلُّهُمْ عَنْ جَرِيرٍ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ خَشْرَمٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا عِيسَى، - وَهُوَ ابْنُ يُونُسَ - جَمِيعًا عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ . مِثْلَهُ .
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of A'mash with the same chain of transmitters.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1635bIn-book reference : Book 25, Hadith 27USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 13, Hadith 4012
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1635b
This hadith about no material will is a supporting narration. It says the report has been narrated on the authority of A’mash with the same chain of transmitters. Because the wording points back to the previous narration, the meaning should also stay close to it. The linked report says that Allah’s Messenger (صلى الله عليه وسلم) left neither dinar nor dirham, neither sheep nor camel, and made no will about material possessions. This kind of sub-narration is useful because it shows that the same meaning came through another chain. For readers, the simple lesson is not to build extra claims from a short supporting text, but to understand it with the report it confirms.
What we learn from this hadith
- Supporting chains help preserve the report’s meaning.
- The linked content confirms no listed material wealth was left.
- A short narration should be understood with the report it supports.
- The hadith teaches care when repeating transmitted knowledge.
