44/22. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 2464c — Order Variation in the Four Names
The Virtues Of 'Abdullah Bin Mas'ud And His Mother (RA)
A Chain Note on the Four Qur'an Teachers
Sahih Muslim : 2464c
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2464c
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَأَبُو كُرَيْبٍ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، بِإِسْنَادِ جَرِيرٍ وَوَكِيعٍ فِي رِوَايَةِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ عَنْ أَبِي مُعَاوِيَةَ، قَدَّمَ مُعَاذًا قَبْلَ أُبَىٍّ . وَفِي رِوَايَةِ أَبِي كُرَيْبٍ أُبَىٌّ قَبْلَ مُعَاذٍ .
This hadith has been reported on the authority of Abu Bakr b. Abu Shaiba and Abu Kuraib, and both of them said: Abu Mu'awiya narrated to us from A'mash on the authority of Jarir and Waki', and in a narration of Abu Bakr transmitted on the authority of Abu Mu'awiya the mention of Mu'adh has preceded Ubayy's, and in the narration transmitted on the authority of Abu Kuraib, the name of Ubayy preceded Mu'ddh's.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2464cIn-book reference : Book 44, Hadith 166USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 31, Hadith 6026
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2464c
This hadith is not a separate new lesson with new names. It is a transmission note for the report about learning the Qur'an from four persons. It says the tradition was transmitted through Abu Bakr b. Abu Shaiba and Abu Kuraib, from Abu Mu'awiya through A'mash, on the authority of Jarir and Waki'. It then notes a difference in the order of two names: in one narration Mu'adh is mentioned before Ubayy, while in another Ubayy is mentioned before Mu'adh. For readers searching for Sahih Muslim 2464c or order variation in learn Qur'an from four hadith, this report shows how narrators recorded small wording differences with care.
What we learn from this hadith
- Hadith transmitters recorded differences in the order of names.
- The core report remains about the four Qur'an teachers.
- Careful chain notes help preserve exact narration details.
- Small order differences were not ignored by hadith scholars.
