27/3. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1649f — Abu Musa and Honest Memory
It is recommended for the one who swears an oath then sees that something else is better than it; To do that which is better and offer expiation for his oath
Abu Musa Chicken Meat Hadith and the Words I Did Not Forget
Sahih Muslim : 1649f
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1649f
وَحَدَّثَنَا شَيْبَانُ بْنُ فَرُّوخَ، حَدَّثَنَا الصَّعْقُ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ حَزْنٍ - حَدَّثَنَا مَطَرٌ الْوَرَّاقُ، حَدَّثَنَا زَهْدَمٌ الْجَرْمِيُّ، قَالَ دَخَلْتُ عَلَى أَبِي مُوسَى وَهُوَ يَأْكُلُ لَحْمَ دَجَاجٍ وَسَاقَ الْحَدِيثَ بِنَحْوِ حَدِيثِهِمْ وَزَادَ فِيهِ قَالَ " إِنِّي وَاللَّهِ مَا نَسِيتُهَا " .
Zahdam al-Jarmi Narrated from:
I visited Abu Musa and lie was eating fowl's meat. The rest of the hadith is the same with this addition that he (the Holy Prophet) said: By Allah, I did not forget it.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1649fIn-book reference : Book 27, Hadith 15USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 15, Hadith 4049
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1649f
This hadith about Abu Musa and fowl meat is a short supporting report, but it has a clear detail. Zahdam al-Jarmi says that he visited Abu Musa while Abu Musa was eating chicken meat. The translation then says that the rest of the hadith is the same, and it adds that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said, “By Allah, I did not forget it.” Since this version does not include the full earlier wording, we should not build a long ruling from it alone. The safe focus is on Abu Musa’s setting, the mention of fowl meat, and the added oath-like statement about not forgetting. For searches such as Abu Musa chicken meat hadith and I did not forget it hadith, this report highlights accurate memory in narration.
What we learn from this hadith
- The narrator preserves the setting: Abu Musa was eating fowl meat.
- The report adds the firm statement, “By Allah, I did not forget it.”
- The short wording should be read as a supporting version of the same report.
- The text teaches care in reporting what was heard and remembered.
