32/37. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1790c — Uhud Injury and Careful Hadith Wording
The Battle of Uhud
Hadith About the Prophet’s Wounded Face at Uhud
Sahih Muslim : 1790c
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1790c
وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَزُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، وَإِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، وَابْنُ، أَبِي عُمَرَ جَمِيعًا عَنِ ابْنِ عُيَيْنَةَ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ سَوَّادٍ الْعَامِرِيُّ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ، وَهْبٍ أَخْبَرَنِي عَمْرُو بْنُ الْحَارِثِ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي هِلاَلٍ، ح وَحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَهْلٍ التَّمِيمِيُّ، حَدَّثَنِي ابْنُ أَبِي مَرْيَمَ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدٌ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ مُطَرِّفٍ - كُلُّهُمْ عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ، عَنْ سَهْلِ، بْنِ سَعْدٍ . بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم . فِي حَدِيثِ ابْنِ أَبِي هِلاَلٍ أُصِيبَ وَجْهُهُ . وَفِي حَدِيثِ ابْنِ مُطَرِّفٍ جُرِحَ وَجْهُهُ .
Sahl bin Sa`d Narrated from:
The same tradition has been narrated on the authority of Sahl b. Sa'd through a different chain of transmitters with a slight difference in the wording.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1790cIn-book reference : Book 32, Hadith 126USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 19, Hadith 4416
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1790c
This Hadith is about hadith narration and the Prophet’s wounded face at Uhud. The report does not give a long new event. It tells us that the same tradition came from Sahl b. Sa’d through another chain, with a slight change in wording. One wording says his face was struck, while another says his face was wounded. That small difference matters because Hadith scholars preserved exact words with care. For readers searching for Sahih Muslim 1790c, Uhud injury hadith, or hadith about the Prophet’s wounded face, the main lesson is clear: the report keeps the meaning tied to what was narrated and does not add a new story beyond the text.
What we learn from this hadith
- Hadith transmitters paid close attention to slight wording differences.
- A report can support the same event while preserving a different phrase.
- The text points to the Prophet’s injury without adding details beyond the wording.
