33/5. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1828b — Another Chain for the Same Report
The virtue of a just ruler and the punishment of a tyrant; Encouragement to treat those under one's authority with kindness and the prohibition against causing them hardship
Hadith Chain of Transmission: Another Route from Abd al-Rahman b. Shumasa
Sahih Muslim : 1828b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1828b
وَحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَاتِمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرُ بْنُ حَازِمٍ، عَنْ حَرْمَلَةَ، الْمِصْرِيِّ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ شُمَاسَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِمِثْلِهِ
Abd al-Rahman b. Shumasa Narrated from:
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Abd al-Rahman b. Shumasa with another chain of transmitters.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1828bIn-book reference : Book 33, Hadith 23USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 20, Hadith 4495
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1828b
This entry is very short, so it should be read carefully. The text does not give a new ruling or a fresh story. It says that the same Hadith was narrated from Abd al-Rahman b. Shumasa through another chain of transmitters, from Aisha, from the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم. For readers searching for Sahih Muslim 1828b, the main point is hadith chain of transmission and support for the same report. It reminds us that Hadith literature often records more than one route for a narration. Here, the benefit is not a new lesson by itself, but the way the report is preserved and passed on with named narrators.
What we learn from this hadith
- The report records another chain for the same Hadith rather than a separate new teaching.
- The named chain helps readers see how the narration was transmitted.
- A short supporting narration should not be expanded beyond what its wording states.
