32/28. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1775c — Hunain Narration
The Battle of Hunain
Hadith About the Battle of Hunain in a Shorter Narration
Sahih Muslim : 1775c
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1775c
وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي كَثِيرُ، بْنُ الْعَبَّاسِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ كُنْتُ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَوْمَ حُنَيْنٍ . وَسَاقَ الْحَدِيثَ . غَيْرَ أَنَّ حَدِيثَ يُونُسَ وَحَدِيثَ مَعْمَرٍ أَكْثَرُ مِنْهُ وَأَتَمُّ .
Abbas Narrated from:
I was with Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) on the Day of Hunain. The rest of the hadith is the same but with this variation that the hadith transmitted by Yonus and Ma'mar is more detailed and complete.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1775cIn-book reference : Book 32, Hadith 96USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 19, Hadith 4387
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1775c
This short narration about the Battle of Hunain comes from Abbas and states that he was with the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) on that day. It then notes that the rest of the hadith is the same, while the versions transmitted by Yunus and Ma'mar are more detailed and complete. The main benefit here is careful hadith transmission. It does not try to retell every battle detail in this wording. Instead, it points the reader to the fact that this route carries the report in a shorter form. For searches like Hunain hadith shorter narration, Sahih Muslim 1775c, and Abbas with the Prophet at Hunain, this version is important for comparing reports.
What we learn from this hadith
- Some narrations are shorter while others preserve more detail.
- The report still connects Abbas directly to the Hunain event.
- Hadith wording should be handled carefully without adding missing details.
- The narration helps readers compare routes of the same event.
