44/3. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 2403b — Variation of the Garden Report
The Virtues Of 'Uthman Bin 'Affan (RA)
Slight Variation Hadith About Glad Tidings of Paradise
Sahih Muslim : 2403b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2403b
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الرَّبِيعِ الْعَتَكِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ أَبِي عُثْمَانَ النَّهْدِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى الأَشْعَرِيِّ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم دَخَلَ حَائِطًا وَأَمَرَنِي أَنْ أَحْفَظَ الْبَابَ . بِمَعْنَى حَدِيثِ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ غِيَاثٍ .
Abu Musa Al-Ash'ari Narrated from:
This hadith has been transmitted on the authority of Abu Musa al-Ash'ari with a slight variation of wording.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2403bIn-book reference : Book 44, Hadith 43USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 31, Hadith 5910
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2403b
This entry is a shorter transmission of the Hadith about glad tidings of Paradise for Abu Bakr, Umar, and Uthman. It says the report came through Abu Musa al-Ash'ari with a slight variation of wording. It also mentions that Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم entered a garden and instructed Abu Musa to guard the gate. The meaning remains connected to the longer report: visitors came one after another, and the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم gave glad tidings of Paradise, with a trial mentioned for Uthman. Since this text does not give all the details again, its main value is preserving another route and wording of the same event.
What we learn from this hadith
- The narration confirms the same garden event with slight wording variation.
- Abu Musa is shown serving at the gate as instructed.
- The shorter wording should be understood with the fuller related report.
- The core message remains glad tidings and the mention of Uthman's trial.
