51/0. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 2780b — Lost Possession Over Forgiveness
Characteristics of The Hypocrites And Rulings Concerning Them
Hadith About the Desert Arab and the Hill of Murar
Sahih Muslim : 2780b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2780b
وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ يَحْيَى بْنُ حَبِيبٍ الْحَارِثِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ، حَدَّثَنَا قُرَّةُ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " مَنْ يَصْعَدُ ثَنِيَّةَ الْمُرَارِ أَوِ الْمَرَارِ " . بِمِثْلِ حَدِيثِ مُعَاذٍ غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ وَإِذَا هُوَ أَعْرَابِيٌّ جَاءَ يَنْشُدُ ضَالَّةً لَهُ .
Jabir bin `Abdullah Narrated from:
Jabir b. Abdullah reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: He who would climb this hill of Murar. The rest of the hadith is the same but with this variation that it was a desert Arab who was finding out his lost thing.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2780bIn-book reference : Book 51, Hadith 16USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 38, Hadith 6692
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2780b
This Hadith repeats the report about climbing the hill of Murar, with one wording difference: the person busy searching for his lost thing was a desert Arab. The main search phrase is “hill of Murar hadith,” while related terms include “red camel hadith” and “Prophet seeking forgiveness.” The lesson remains focused on the text. People were invited to a moment connected with forgiveness, but this man remained busy with what he had lost. The narration does not ask us to judge beyond what is stated, but it clearly shows a sad contrast between a spiritual opening and a worldly distraction. It also shows how small wording differences can add detail without changing the core report.
What we learn from this hadith
- The narration adds a detail about the man being a desert Arab.
- A lost possession kept him from accepting the invitation.
- The report contrasts forgiveness with worldly preoccupation.
- Variant wording can preserve useful details in Hadith transmission.
