33/34. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1888c — Variant Wording
The virtue of Jihad and keeping watch over the frontier
Variant Hadith Wording: A Man in a Mountain Valley
Sahih Muslim : 1888c
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1888c
وَحَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الدَّارِمِيُّ، أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، عَنِ الأَوْزَاعِيِّ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ فَقَالَ " وَرَجُلٌ فِي شِعْبٍ " . وَلَمْ يَقُلْ " ثُمَّ رَجُلٌ " .
Ibn Shihab Narrated from:
A version of the tradition narrated on the authority of Ibn Shihab has a little differently worded ending. i. e." A man in a mountain valley." but did not mention" next to him a man who...."
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1888cIn-book reference : Book 33, Hadith 184USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 20, Hadith 4654
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1888c
This entry is a short wording note connected to the same narration about the best of people. It reports that the ending was worded a little differently: “a man in a mountain valley,” and it did not include the phrase “next to him a man who...” For someone studying Sahih Muslim 1888c, the value of this report is in careful wording. It shows that Hadith transmitters preserved small differences in phrasing. The core phrase still points to the image of a man away in a valley or gorge. The narration does not add a new ruling by itself in the translation given. Its main lesson is that precise transmission matters, even when the difference appears small.
What we learn from this hadith
- Small wording differences were preserved in the narration.
- The phrase “a man in a mountain valley” is highlighted.
- This version does not mention the longer phrase found in other wording.
- Careful reporting is part of understanding Hadith texts.
