37/26. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 2107h — Preserving a Subtle Wording Difference
The Prohibition Of Making Images Of Living Beings, And The Prohibition Of Using Images That Are Not Subjected To Disrespect In Furnishings And The Like; The Angels (Peace Be Upon Them) Do Not Enter A House In Which There Is An Image Or A Dog
Hadith Wording Variation in Reports About Image Makers
Sahih Muslim : 2107h
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2107h
حَدَّثَنَاهُ يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، وَأَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ وَزُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ جَمِيعًا عَنِ ابْنِ عُيَيْنَةَ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، وَعَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ، قَالاَ أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ . وَفِي حَدِيثِهِمَا " إِنَّ أَشَدَّ النَّاسِ عَذَابًا " . لَمْ يَذْكُرَا مِنْ .
Zuhri Narrated from:
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Zuhri with the same chain of transmitters but with a slight variation of wording.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2107hIn-book reference : Book 37, Hadith 140USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 24, Hadith 5260
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2107h
This report is mainly a hadith wording variation. It says the narration came through Zuhri with the same chain of transmitters, but with a slight difference in wording. The Arabic note points to the wording, 'the most severely punished,' and says the narrators did not mention a certain added word. For someone searching hadith wording variation, same chain of transmitters hadith, or image makers hadith, this report is useful because it shows how exact Muslim's collection is in recording transmission details. The report itself does not present a new event. Its value is in showing that the same core warning was carried with a small difference in phrasing.
What we learn from this hadith
- Hadith scholars preserved small differences in wording.
- A report with the same chain may still record a slight phrase change.
- The wording note supports careful reading rather than adding a new event.
