43/9. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 2303c — Careful Wording About the Cistern’s Sides
The Cistern Of Our Prophet (SAW) And Its Attributes
Cistern Hadith Wording: Slight Variation in Place Names
Sahih Muslim : 2303c
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2303c
وَحَدَّثَنَا هَارُونُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ، حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا حَسَنُ، بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْحُلْوَانِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ الطَّيَالِسِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، كِلاَهُمَا عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِمِثْلِهِ غَيْرَ أَنَّهُمَا شَكَّا فَقَالاَ أَوْ مِثْلَ مَا بَيْنَ الْمَدِينَةِ وَعَمَّانَ . وَفِي حَدِيثِ أَبِي عَوَانَةَ " مَا بَيْنَ لاَبَتَىْ حَوْضِي " .
Anas Narrated from:
Anas reported this hadith with this change that there was some doubt between (places mentioned) and there is a slight variation of wording.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2303cIn-book reference : Book 43, Hadith 59USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 30, Hadith 5709
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2303c
This narration is useful because it shows care in wording. Anas reports the Hadith about the Cistern, but this version notes some doubt between the places mentioned and a slight variation in wording. One wording mentions the distance like that between Medina and 'Amman, and another says “between the two lava tracts of my Cistern.” The main subject remains the size of the Prophet’s Cistern, but the report also teaches how narrators preserved wording honestly. They did not hide uncertainty. For searches such as Cistern distance hadith, Medina and Amman hadith, or Hadith al-Hawd wording, this narration shows both the message and the care used in reporting it.
What we learn from this hadith
- The report notes a slight variation in wording.
- Some doubt is mentioned about the place names.
- The main point remains the great size of the Cistern.
- Honest reporting includes mentioning uncertainty when it exists.
