32/13. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1751b — Abu Qatada’s Report Preserved
The killer is entitled to the belongings of the one who is killed
Hadith Transmission Through Abu Muhammad, Freed Slave of Abu Qatada
Sahih Muslim : 1751b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1751b
وَحَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثٌ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ كَثِيرٍ، عَنْ أَبِي مُحَمَّدٍ، مَوْلَى أَبِي قَتَادَةَ أَنَّ أَبَا قَتَادَةَ، قَالَ . وَسَاقَ الْحَدِيثَ .
Abu Qatadah Narrated from:
Abu Muhammad, the freed slave of Abu Qatada reported on the authority of Abu Qatda and narrated the hadith.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1751bIn-book reference : Book 32, Hadith 48USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 19, Hadith 4339
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1751b
This Hadith is a short entry about the transmission of a longer report. The text says that Abu Muhammad, the freed slave of Abu Qatada, reported on the authority of Abu Qatada and narrated the Hadith. It does not give a separate event in this wording. Instead, it points to the same report through another named route. For anyone searching Sahih Muslim Abu Qatada narration, this helps show that the report was preserved through more than one connection. The key point is simple: the narrator is named, his link to Abu Qatada is stated, and the Hadith is carried through him. This kind of entry supports careful reading of Hadith chains.
What we learn from this hadith
- The narration names Abu Muhammad as the freed slave of Abu Qatada.
- The report is connected directly to Abu Qatada through this route.
- A brief Hadith entry may preserve the chain rather than repeat the full story.
- Careful Hadith reading includes attention to who narrated the report.
