44/22. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 2464d — Different Order of Four Reciters
The Virtues Of 'Abdullah Bin Mas'ud And His Mother (RA)
Different Order in the Report of Four Qur'an Reciters
Sahih Muslim : 2464d
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2464d
حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، وَابْنُ، بَشَّارٍ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ، ح وَحَدَّثَنِي بِشْرُ بْنُ، خَالِدٍ أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدٌ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ جَعْفَرٍ - كِلاَهُمَا عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، بِإِسْنَادِهِمْ وَاخْتَلَفَا عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، فِي تَنْسِيقِ الأَرْبَعَةِ .
This tradition has been transmitted on the authority of Shu'ba through A'mash, but there is a difference of order of the four.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2464dIn-book reference : Book 44, Hadith 167USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 31, Hadith 6026
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2464d
This narration is a short note about transmission. It says the tradition was transmitted on the authority of Shu'ba through A'mash, but there was a difference in the arrangement of the four names. The earlier and related reports name the four people connected to learning the Qur'an, while this wording focuses only on the order variation. It is useful for readers studying hadith chains, narrator precision, and the report learn Qur'an from four persons. The text teaches that even when the main meaning is known, narrators still recorded details such as who was listed first or later. This is part of careful hadith preservation.
What we learn from this hadith
- The narration records a difference in the ordering of the four names.
- The same main tradition can come with small wording differences.
- Narrator precision includes noting what changed between routes.
- The report remains connected to learning Qur'an from trusted Companions.
