33/18. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1860b — Supporting Chain of Transmission
It is recommended for the army to swear allegiance to the ruler when intending to fight, and an account of Bay'at Ar-Ridwan beneath the tree
Hadith About Different Chain of Transmission
Sahih Muslim : 1860b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1860b
وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ مَسْعَدَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ، عَنْ سَلَمَةَ، بِمِثْلِهِ .
The above tradition has also been handed down through a different chain of transmitters.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1860bIn-book reference : Book 33, Hadith 119USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 20, Hadith 4591
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1860b
This Hadith is a short supporting narration. Its main focus is not a new ruling or a separate event, but the way a Hadith was passed on through another chain of transmitters. For readers searching for a hadith different chain of transmission, this report shows how the same tradition could be preserved through more than one route. The text says it was narrated “with the like of it,” so the teaching here should not be expanded beyond that. It points to the value of careful reporting and shows that the narrator is confirming an earlier wording through another route. Since the actual wording referred to is not included in this entry, the safest way to explain it is to say that it supports the previous tradition without adding a new message.
What we learn from this hadith
- Some Hadith reports are preserved through more than one chain of transmitters.
- A supporting chain can confirm an earlier narration without adding new wording.
- The wording of this entry should not be treated as a separate teaching beyond what it states.
