39/10. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 2176b — Same Chain Report on the Three Men
If A Man Comes To A Gathering And Finds A Space. Let Him Sit There, Otherwise Let Him Sit Behind Them
Same Chain Report on the Hadith About Three Men in a Gathering
Sahih Muslim : 2176b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2176b
وَحَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ الْمُنْذِرِ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ، حَدَّثَنَا حَرْبٌ، - وَهُوَ ابْنُ شَدَّادٍ - ح وَحَدَّثَنِي إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا حَبَّانُ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبَانٌ، قَالاَ جَمِيعًا حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ، أَبِي كَثِيرٍ أَنَّ إِسْحَاقَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ، حَدَّثَهُ فِي، هَذَا الإِسْنَادِ بِمِثْلِهِ فِي الْمَعْنَى .
Ishaq b. 'Abdullah b. Talha Narrated from:
This hadith has been reported on the authority of Ishaq b. 'Abdullah b. Talha with the same chain of transmitters.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2176bIn-book reference : Book 39, Hadith 36USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 26, Hadith 5407
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2176b
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 2176b, 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 report states that the same meaning came through the same chain.
- It does not add a new event or extra wording.
- It supports the narration about the three men in the gathering.
- The proper lesson is careful transmission, not a separate ruling.
