2/27. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 280b — Variant Report on Dogs for Herds, Hunting, and Land
Rulings on what was licked by a dog
Dog Concession Hadith With the Cultivated Land Addition
Sahih Muslim : 280b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 280b
وَحَدَّثَنِيهِ يَحْيَى بْنُ حَبِيبٍ الْحَارِثِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ الْحَارِثِ، ح وَحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَاتِمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، ح وَحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، كُلُّهُمْ عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، فِي هَذَا الإِسْنَادِ بِمِثْلِهِ غَيْرَ أَنَّ فِي رِوَايَةِ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ مِنَ الزِّيَادَةِ وَرَخَّصَ فِي كَلْبِ الْغَنَمِ وَالصَّيْدِ وَالزَّرْعِ وَلَيْسَ ذَكَرَ الزَّرْعَ فِي الرِّوَايَةِ غَيْرُ يَحْيَى .
A hadith like this has been narrated from Shu'ba with the same chain of transmitters except for the fact that in the hadith transmitted by Yahya those words are: " He (the Holy Prophet) gave concession in the case of the dog for looking after the herd, for hunting and for watching the cultivated land," and there is no mention of this addition (i. e. concession in case of watching the cultivated lands) except in the hadith transmitted by Yahya.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 280bIn-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 120USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 2, Hadith 552
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 280b
This entry records a version of the same dog-related report from Shu'ba through the same chain. It explains that one narration mentions a concession for a dog used for looking after the herd, for hunting, and for watching cultivated land. The text also says that the mention of cultivated land appears only in the hadith transmitted by Yahya. So the main focus is the wording difference. The high search phrase would be hadith about dogs for farming or dogs for cultivated land hadith. Based on this text, we can say that the report is noting an added phrase in one route. We should not add details beyond that wording.
What we learn from this hadith
- This version mentions herd, hunting, and cultivated land.
- The text notes that cultivated land is mentioned only in Yahya's transmission.
- The report helps readers notice a specific wording addition between chains.
