39/32. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 2218i — Same Plague Chain Without Opening Story
The Plague, Ill Omens, Soothsaying And The Like
Plague Hadith With a Shorter Chain Report
Sahih Muslim : 2218i
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2218i
وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَذْكُرْ قِصَّةَ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ فِي أَوَّلِ الْحَدِيثِ .
Shu'ba Narrated from:
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Shu'ba with the same chain of transmitters except for the fact that no mention has been made of the account of 'Ata b. Yasir as in the previous hadith.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2218iIn-book reference : Book 39, Hadith 132USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 26, Hadith 5501
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2218i
This entry says the plague Hadith was transmitted on the authority of Shu'ba with the same chain, except that the account of Ata b. Yasar at the beginning is not mentioned. That tells us the core teaching remains, while one opening part of the story is absent in this route. The surrounding wording of the same report is about plague breaking out in a land, with the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم instructing people not to enter that land and not to leave the land if they are already there. Search terms like plague hadith, hadith about plague, and do not leave plague area hadith match this narration. The careful point here is not to add details from outside the provided text. The entry is mainly about a chain difference and the same preserved meaning.
What we learn from this hadith
- Do not enter a land after hearing that plague has broken out there.
- If plague breaks out where someone already is, the report says not to flee from it.
- The Hadith describes plague as a calamity or punishment linked to earlier people.
- The teaching encourages careful movement and steadiness during a serious outbreak.
