36/17. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 2030b — Right of the Right
It is recommended to pass water and milk etc., to the right of the one who drinks first
Right Side First Hadith With a Boy and Elders
Sahih Muslim : 2030b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2030b
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ أَبِي حَازِمٍ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ، سَعِيدٍ حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْقَارِيَّ - كِلاَهُمَا عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ، عَنْ سَهْلِ، بْنِ سَعْدٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم . بِمِثْلِهِ وَلَمْ يَقُولاَ فَتَلَّهُ . وَلَكِنْ فِي رِوَايَةِ يَعْقُوبَ قَالَ فَأَعْطَاهُ إِيَّاهُ .
Sahl bin Sa`d Narrated from:
This hadith is reported on the authority of Sahl b. Sa'd with a slight variation of wording.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2030bIn-book reference : Book 36, Hadith 167USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 23, Hadith 5036
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2030b
This Hadith is a wording variation of the report from Sahl b. Sa'd about the drink, the boy on the right, and the elders on the left. It says the same narration came with slight wording differences. One version does not use the exact wording about placing it in his hand, while another says he gave it to him. For people searching for Prophet asked permission to give drink or boy on the right hadith, the main teaching remains clear. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم respected the order of the right side and asked the boy before giving the drink to others. This report does not add a new ruling; it supports the same meaning with another wording.
What we learn from this hadith
- This narration preserves a slight wording difference.
- The main event remains the boy on the right and elders on the left.
- The report keeps the teaching of asking permission.
- It supports the serving order connected to the right side.
