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Sahih Muslim 1800b — Abu Jahl Report Variant
The slaying of Abu Jahl
Sahih Muslim 1800b: A Similar Abu Jahl Report
Sahih Muslim : 1800b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1800b
حَدَّثَنَا حَامِدُ بْنُ عُمَرَ الْبَكْرَاوِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا مُعْتَمِرٌ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبِي يَقُولُ، حَدَّثَنَا أَنَسٌ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " مَنْ يَعْلَمُ لِي مَا فَعَلَ أَبُو جَهْلٍ " . بِمِثْلِ حَدِيثِ ابْنِ عُلَيَّةَ وَقَوْلِ أَبِي مِجْلَزٍ كَمَا ذَكَرَهُ إِسْمَاعِيلُ .
A similar tradition has been transmitted by a different chain of narrators, on the same authority with a slight difference In the wording.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1800bIn-book reference : Book 32, Hadith 145USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 19, Hadith 4435
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1800b
This Hadith is a similar report about Abu Jahl at Badr, transmitted through a different chain with a slight difference in wording. It carries the same core event: the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم asked who could tell him what had happened to Abu Jahl, and the report follows the same meaning as the earlier narration. It also keeps the statement of Abu Mijlaz as mentioned in the related version. For readers searching for Sahih Muslim 1800b, Abu Jahl Badr narration, or Abu Jahl hadith variant, the value of this Hadith is in confirmation and preservation. It does not add a new story to the scene. It shows how the same report was transmitted and kept with its wording differences.
What we learn from this hadith
- The report confirms the same Abu Jahl event through another chain.
- It notes slight wording differences without changing the main meaning.
- Variant narrations help preserve the report as it was transmitted.
