1/82. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 184b — River of Life
Intercession and bringing those who believed in tawhid out of the Fire
Sahih Muslim 184b: The River Called Life
Sahih Muslim : 184b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 184b
وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ، حَدَّثَنَا وُهَيْبٌ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجُ بْنُ الشَّاعِرِ، حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَوْنٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا خَالِدٌ، كِلاَهُمَا عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ يَحْيَى، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ وَقَالاَ فَيُلْقَوْنَ فِي نَهْرٍ يُقَالُ لَهُ الْحَيَاةُ . وَلَمْ يَشُكَّا . وَفِي حَدِيثِ خَالِدٍ كَمَا تَنْبُتُ الْغُثَاءَةُ فِي جَانِبِ السَّيْلِ . وَفِي حَدِيثِ وُهَيْبٍ كَمَا تَنْبُتُ الْحِبَّةُ فِي حَمِئَةٍ أَوْ حَمِيلَةِ السَّيْلِ .
'Amr b. Yahya Narrated from:
This hadith is transmitted by 'Amr b. Yahya with the same chain of transmitters who narrated: They would be cast into the river which is called (the river of) life, and (both the narrators) did not doubt the hadith. The text transmitted by Khalid is: just as seeds sprout beside the flood water; and in the hadith of Wuhaib it is: Just as the seed sprouts in the silt or deposit left by flood.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 184bIn-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 363USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 1, Hadith 356
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 184b
Sahih Muslim 184b is a wording-focused narration related to the mustard seed of faith hadith. The main search phrase is “river of life hadith.” This report says the people will be cast into a river called life, and the narrators did not doubt the wording. It also notes two expressions: one says they sprout like seeds beside flood water, and another says like a seed in the silt or deposit left by flood. The hadith is short, but it teaches careful attention to wording. The core image is clear: after being burned and brought out, they are restored by Allah’s command in a way compared to fresh growth after a flood.
What we learn from this hadith
- The report names the river as the river of life.
- It preserves more than one wording for the seed-like growth image.
- The narrators’ lack of doubt is mentioned in the text.
- The hadith keeps attention on Allah’s mercy and renewal.
