47/3. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 2669c — Preserving Hadith Transmission
Following The Ways Of The Jews And Christians
Hadith Chain of Transmission and Preserved Narration
Sahih Muslim : 2669c
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2669c
قَالَ أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي مَرْيَمَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو غَسَّانَ، حَدَّثَنَا زَيْدُ بْنُ أَسْلَمَ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، . وَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ نَحْوَهُ .
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of 'Ata' b. Yasir through another chain of transmitters.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2669cIn-book reference : Book 47, Hadith 9USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 34, Hadith 6449
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2669c
This narration is mainly about hadith chain of transmission. The text does not give a new ruling or a fresh incident. It says that the hadith was narrated from Ata b. Yasir through another chain of transmitters and that the hadith was mentioned with similar wording. So the main lesson here is about how reports were preserved and passed on through more than one route. For a reader searching for another chain hadith, isnad in Islam, or hadith narration wording, this report shows that Muslim scholars paid attention not only to the meaning of a hadith but also to who narrated it and how the wording was carried.
What we learn from this hadith
- Hadith reports may come through more than one chain of transmitters.
- The text points to careful preservation of wording and meaning.
- A chain-only report should not be treated as a separate new ruling.
