44/22. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 2464f — Narrator Note on First Names
The Virtues Of 'Abdullah Bin Mas'ud And His Mother (RA)
A Careful Narrator Note in the Four Qur'an Teachers Report
Sahih Muslim : 2464f
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2464f
حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ وَزَادَ قَالَ شُعْبَةُ بَدَأَ بِهَذَيْنِ لاَ أَدْرِي بِأَيِّهِمَا بَدَأَ .
Shu'ba Narrated from:
Ubaidullah b. Mu'adh reported it on the authority of his father Shu'ba with the same chain of transmitters and he made this addition. He made a mention of these two names but I do not know whose name he mentioned first.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2464fIn-book reference : Book 44, Hadith 169USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 31, Hadith 6028
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2464f
This narration is a brief but useful note in the report about learning Qur'an from four persons. Ubaidullah b. Mu'adh reports it from his father through Shu'ba with the same chain. The addition says that Shu'ba mentioned two names but did not know which one he mentioned first. This is not a new teaching about a different act of worship. Its value is in honesty and precision. The narrator openly records uncertainty about order instead of guessing. For searches such as Sahih Muslim 2464f, Shu'ba did not know which name first, or learn Qur'an from four hadith chain, this report shows careful reporting.
What we learn from this hadith
- A narrator may state uncertainty instead of forcing an exact order.
- The main report remains tied to the four Qur'an teachers.
- Honest transmission includes noting what is not fully remembered.
- Hadith preservation values careful wording and clear limits.
