47/3. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 2669b — Same Warning Preserved
Following The Ways Of The Jews And Christians
Same Warning About Following Earlier Nations
Sahih Muslim : 2669b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2669b
وَحَدَّثَنَا عِدَّةٌ، مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي مَرْيَمَ، أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو غَسَّانَ، - وَهُوَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُطَرِّفٍ - عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ نَحْوَهُ .
This hadith is reported through Muhammad bin Muttarif from Zayd bin Aslam with the same chain.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2669bIn-book reference : Book 47, Hadith 8USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 34, Hadith 6448
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2669b
This report is a supporting narration for the Hadith about following those before you. It says the Hadith was reported through Muhammad bin Muttarif from Zayd bin Aslam with the same chain and similar wording. The text does not add a new event or separate teaching. Its purpose is to preserve the same warning through another route. The connected message is that people may follow earlier communities very closely, even in strange ways. For readers searching for follow those before you Hadith or lizard hole Hadith, this report shows that the narration was transmitted with similar wording through another chain. The core topic is warning against blind imitation and careful Hadith preservation.
What we learn from this hadith
- The same warning was preserved through another chain.
- Similar wording can confirm the main meaning of a narration.
- The report supports the warning against closely following earlier nations.
