43/9. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 2301c — Careful Reporting of the Cistern Hadith
The Cistern Of Our Prophet (SAW) And Its Attributes
Cistern Hadith Transmission: Care in Reporting Al-Hawd
Sahih Muslim : 2301c
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2301c
وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ حَمَّادٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ سَالِمِ، بْنِ أَبِي الْجَعْدِ عَنْ مَعْدَانَ، عَنْ ثَوْبَانَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم حَدِيثَ الْحَوْضِ فَقُلْتُ لِيَحْيَى بْنِ حَمَّادٍ هَذَا حَدِيثٌ سَمِعْتَهُ مِنْ أَبِي عَوَانَةَ فَقَالَ وَسَمِعْتُهُ أَيْضًا مِنْ شُعْبَةَ فَقُلْتُ انْظُرْ لِي فِيهِ فَنَظَرَ لِي فِيهِ فَحَدَّثَنِي بِهِ .
Thawban Narrated from:
Thaubin reported this hadith pertaining to the Cistern. Muhammad b. Bashshar said: I said to Yahya b. Hammad: This is the hadith that I heard from Abu 'Awana and he said: I also heard it from Shu'ba. I said: Narrate that to me and he narrated that to me.
[1] That is Muhammad bin Bash-shâr, Bundâr, who narrated it from him.Reference : Sahih Muslim 2301cIn-book reference : Book 43, Hadith 52USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 30, Hadith 5703
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2301c
This narration is not a long description of the Cistern itself. Instead, it shows how a Hadith about the Cistern was checked and narrated. Thauban reported the Hadith of the Cistern, and Muhammad b. Bashshar mentions his discussion with Yahya b. Hammad about hearing it from Abu 'Awana and Shu'ba. He then asked him to narrate it, and it was narrated to him. The main lesson here is the care shown in Hadith transmission. For readers searching for Hadith al-Hawd or Sahih Muslim Cistern hadith, this report reminds us that the subject reached us through people who paid attention to who heard what and how it was passed on.
What we learn from this hadith
- The report is about the Hadith of the Cistern and its transmission.
- The narrator asked about how the Hadith was heard.
- The Hadith was narrated after the request for clarification.
- Careful reporting is part of preserving the Prophet’s words.
