39/34. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 2223b — Same Teaching on Al-Fal
(Evil) Omens And Al-Fa'l, And That Which May Be Regarded As Inauspicious
Al-Fal Hadith: Good Omen Through a Good Word
Sahih Muslim : 2223b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2223b
وَحَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ بْنُ شُعَيْبِ بْنِ اللَّيْثِ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، عَنْ جَدِّي، حَدَّثَنِي عُقَيْلُ بْنُ، خَالِدٍ ح وَحَدَّثَنِيهِ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الدَّارِمِيُّ، أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْيَمَانِ، أَخْبَرَنَا شُعَيْبٌ، كِلاَهُمَا عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ . مِثْلَهُ . وَفِي حَدِيثِ عُقَيْلٍ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم . وَلَمْ يَقُلْ سَمِعْتُ . وَفِي حَدِيثِ شُعَيْبٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَمَا قَالَ مَعْمَرٌ .
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 2223bIn-book reference : Book 39, Hadith 151USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 26, Hadith 5518
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2223b
This report says the hadith was narrated through Zuhri with the same chain, with only a slight variation in wording. It points back to the teaching that there is no divination and that the best kind of good omen is a good word heard by a person. The value here is both educational and faith-building. It shows that the teaching was preserved through another route of narration, while the meaning stayed the same. For readers searching for al-Fal hadith, the message remains clear: Islam rejects divination, but it does not reject hopeful, clean speech. A good word can bring comfort without making a person depend on false signs.
What we learn from this hadith
- Small wording differences can be recorded without changing the main meaning.
- The hadith keeps the focus on rejecting divination.
- A good word is presented as the acceptable form of good omen.
- Hopeful speech is different from superstition.
