31/3. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1726b — Another Chain on Milking Animals
Hospitality etc
Hadith About Property Rights and Permission
Sahih Muslim : 1726b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1726b
وَحَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رُمْحٍ، جَمِيعًا عَنِ اللَّيْثِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُسْهِرٍ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي كِلاَهُمَا، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، ح وَحَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الرَّبِيعِ، وَأَبُو كَامِلٍ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، ح وَحَدَّثَنِي زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ عُلَيَّةَ - جَمِيعًا عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ أُمَيَّةَ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ،عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، وَابْنُ، جُرَيْجٍ عَنْ مُوسَى، كُلُّ هَؤُلاَءِ عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم . نَحْوَ حَدِيثِ مَالِكٍ غَيْرَ أَنَّ فِي حَدِيثِهِمْ جَمِيعًا " فَيُنْتَثَلَ " . إِلاَّ اللَّيْثَ بْنَ سَعْدٍ فَإِنَّ فِي حَدِيثِهِ " فَيُنْتَقَلَ طَعَامُهُ " . كَرِوَايَةِ مَالِكٍ .
This hadith has been narrated through another chain of transmitters with a slight variation of words.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1726bIn-book reference : Book 31, Hadith 14USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 18, Hadith 4285
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1726b
Core topic: Permission. This report is not a new story with a separate ruling. It tells us that the Hadith about not milking another person’s animal was narrated through another chain with a slight variation of words. That matters because it supports the same teaching: a person should not take milk from someone else’s livestock without permission. The wording difference mentioned in the report does not change the practical message. The animal’s udder is treated like a place where the owner’s food is stored. For readers searching for property rights in Islam or hadith about taking without permission, this narration reinforces the same simple rule. Access to another person’s benefit needs the owner’s consent.
What we learn from this hadith
- A supporting chain can confirm the same teaching.
- Slight wording variation does not remove the duty of permission.
- Another person’s livestock should be respected.
- Taking benefit without consent is not presented as acceptable.
