39/5. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 2168b — Hadith Transmission and Careful Reporting
It Is Recommended To Greet Children With Salam
Same Chain of Transmitters: A Hadith About Careful Reporting
Sahih Muslim : 2168b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2168b
وَحَدَّثَنِيهِ إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ سَالِمٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا هُشَيْمٌ، أَخْبَرَنَا سَيَّارٌ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ .
Sayyar Narrated from:
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Sayyar with the same chain of transmitters.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2168bIn-book reference : Book 39, Hadith 19USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 26, Hadith 5391
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2168b
This short report is a same chain of transmitters narration, so it does not add a new sentence of legal wording by itself. For someone searching Sahih Muslim 2168b, the main point is to know that Imam Muslim recorded another route for the same report in this section. That matters because Hadith study is built on careful reporting, not loose memory or casual quoting. The wording tells us that the narration came through named transmitters and that the content was tied to an earlier report with the same chain. So the safest explanation is simple: this entry supports the preservation of the hadith and points readers back to the fuller wording around it. It also teaches us to be honest when a text does not give extra details. We should not force a new ruling from a line that only says the report was narrated through the same chain.
What we learn from this hadith
- This entry records a narration through the same chain, without adding fresh wording.
- It points readers back to the fuller report instead of repeating it loosely.
- Hadith transmission values careful naming of narrators and clear wording.
- Readers should avoid drawing a new ruling from a chain-only report.
