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Sahih Muslim 2511c — Variant Narration and Careful Wording
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Variant Narration with Careful Hadith Wording
Sahih Muslim : 2511c
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2511c
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، وَابْنُ، رُمْحٍ عَنِ اللَّيْثِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ، يَعْنِي ابْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، وَابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ الثَّقَفِيُّ، كُلُّهُمْ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِمِثْلِهِ غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ لاَ يَذْكُرُ فِي الْحَدِيثِ قَوْلَ سَعْدٍ .
Anas Narrated from:
Anas reported a hadith like this from Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) but he has made no mention in the hadith of the words of Sa'd.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2511cIn-book reference : Book 44, Hadith 252USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 31, Hadith 6106
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2511c
This Hadith focuses on variant narration and careful wording in Hadith transmission. Anas reported a Hadith like the related report from Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم, but this version does not mention the words of Sa'd. That small note is the main teaching available from the provided text. It does not introduce a new ruling or a new event in detail. Instead, it tells the reader that some narrations may share the same main report while leaving out a part found in another version. For people searching for a hadith about Anas, Sa'd, and narration differences, this report is a clear example of how Hadith texts record what is present and what is absent in each chain.
What we learn from this hadith
- Narrators sometimes transmit the same report with slight differences.
- A missing phrase is noted rather than ignored.
- Hadith wording should be handled carefully.
- The report teaches caution when comparing different versions of a narration.
