1/89. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 206b — Another Chain of Accountability
Regarding the saying of Allah, the most High: "And warn your tribe of near kindred."
Another Chain for the Hadith About Accountability Before Allah
Sahih Muslim : 206b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 206b
وَحَدَّثَنِي عَمْرٌو النَّاقِدُ، حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو، حَدَّثَنَا زَائِدَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ ذَكْوَانَ، عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَحْوَ هَذَا .
This hadith is narrated from the Apostle (ﷺ) by another chain of narrators, 'Amr al-Naqid, Mu'awiya b. 'Amr, Abdullah b. Dhakwan, A'raj on the authority of Abu Huraira.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 206bIn-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 411USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 1, Hadith 403
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 206b
This narration is brief, but it has an important role. It says that the same hadith was narrated from the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) through another chain of narrators on the authority of Abu Huraira. The main topic remains accountability before Allah. The wording points back to the same warning in which the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) told his relatives that he could not avail them against Allah. Since this report does not add a new event or a new ruling, the safest way to understand it is as another transmitted route for the same message. It reminds the reader that the teaching was preserved and passed on by more than one chain. The meaning stays focused: every person must answer to Allah, and family connection alone is not enough.
What we learn from this hadith
- The same prophetic warning was transmitted through another chain.
- The core message remains personal accountability before Allah.
- A repeated chain supports the importance of the teaching without adding a new event.
