33/29. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1878b — Another Chain on Jihad's Merit
The virtue of Martyrdom in the cause of Allah
Hadith About the Merit of Jihad Through Another Chain
Sahih Muslim : 1878b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1878b
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، ح وَحَدَّثَنِي زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، كُلُّهُمْ عَنْ سُهَيْلٍ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ نَحْوَهُ .
This tradition has been handed down through a different chain of transmitters.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1878bIn-book reference : Book 33, Hadith 166USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 20, Hadith 4637
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1878b
This entry states that the same tradition was handed down through a different chain of transmitters. Since the text points back to the previous narration, its main teaching stays connected to the comparison between Jihad in the way of Allah and steady worship. In the earlier wording, the mujahid was compared to one who keeps fasting, stands in prayer, obeys the verses of Allah, and does not stop until the mujahid returns. The value of this entry is that it supports the same meaning through another route of narration. For readers searching this hadith, the focus remains the reward of Jihad, the mujahid, fasting, prayer, and striving in the way of Allah.
What we learn from this hadith
- This narration supports the previous report through another chain.
- The meaning remains tied to the merit of Jihad in the way of Allah.
- The linked wording compares the mujahid to steady fasting and prayer.
- Different chains can preserve the same teaching in hadith transmission.
