34/11. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1955b — Multiple Chains for Ihsan in Slaughter
The command to be proficient in slaughtering and killing, and to sharpen the blade
Sahih Muslim 1955b: The Ihsan Hadith Through Other Chains
Sahih Muslim : 1955b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1955b
وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ الثَّقَفِيُّ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ نَافِعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا غُنْدَرٌ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الدَّارِمِيُّ، أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ، بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ أَخْبَرَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، كُلُّ هَؤُلاَءِ عَنْ خَالِدٍ الْحَذَّاءِ، بِإِسْنَادِ حَدِيثِ ابْنِ عُلَيَّةَ وَمَعْنَى حَدِيثِهِ .
Khalid al-Hadhdha Narrated from:
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Khalid al-Hadhdha' through different chains o transmitters.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1955bIn-book reference : Book 34, Hadith 85USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 21, Hadith 4811
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1955b
This narration does not add a new wording of the teaching. It says the hadith was narrated on the authority of Khalid al-Hadhdha’ through different chains of transmitters, with the chain and meaning of Ibn Ulayya’s hadith. That means the core message stays the same: Allah has enjoined goodness in everything, and slaughter should be carried out in a good way, with the knife sharpened and the animal spared avoidable discomfort. This version is useful for readers who search “Sahih Muslim 1955b” or “ihsan in slaughter hadith chains.” It shows that the same meaning was preserved through several routes, without turning the report into a new story.
What we learn from this hadith
- This version preserves the same meaning through different chains.
- It is connected to Khalid al-Hadhdha’.
- It does not add a new separate scene.
- The core message remains goodness in killing and slaughter.
