33/5. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1829e — Same Meaning of the Shepherd Hadith
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
Same Meaning of the Shepherd Hadith from Abdullah b. Umar
Sahih Muslim : 1829e
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1829e
وَحَدَّثَنِي أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي عَمِّي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي رَجُلٌ، سَمَّاهُ وَعَمْرُو بْنُ الْحَارِثِ عَنْ بُكَيْرٍ، عَنْ بُسْرِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَهُ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِهَذَا الْمَعْنَى .
A hadith having the same meaning has been transmitted on the authority of 'Abdullah b. 'Umar.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1829eIn-book reference : Book 33, Hadith 27USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 20, Hadith 4499
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1829e
This narration says that a Hadith with the same meaning was transmitted from Abdullah b. Umar. It is a short entry, but it points to an important theme: the same teaching can be preserved through different wording or routes while keeping the same meaning. In the surrounding reports, that meaning is the Hadith about responsibility, often searched as every one of you is a shepherd. The safe way to explain this narration is to stay with what it says. It confirms the same meaning, without adding new examples of its own. It helps readers see that responsibility, guardianship, and answerability are repeated themes in these reports.
What we learn from this hadith
- The narration confirms the same meaning from Abdullah b. Umar.
- It should be linked to the same responsibility theme without inventing new wording.
- Multiple routes can preserve a shared meaning.
- The connected teaching is that people are answerable for their trusts.
