53/7. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 2835b — Variant Report on Paradise Food
The Attributes Of Paradise And Its People, And Their Glorifying Allah Every Morning And Evening
Hadith About a Wording Variation on Paradise Food
Sahih Muslim : 2835b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2835b
وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَأَبُو كُرَيْبٍ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ إِلَى قَوْلِهِ " كَرَشْحِ الْمِسْكِ " .
This hadith has been transmitted on the authority of A'mash with a slight variation of wording.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2835bIn-book reference : Book 53, Hadith 22USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 40, Hadith 6799
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2835b
This hadith about Paradise food is brief, but it has value because it records another transmission of the same report. The text says it was transmitted on the authority of A'mash with a slight variation in wording, up to the phrase that their sweat would be like musk. This means the narration supports the earlier description that the people of Paradise eat and drink without the normal impurities of worldly bodies, and that the result is connected with a pleasant fragrance. Since the text does not give new details beyond the noted variation, the explanation should stay close to that point. It is a preservation note for a hadith about the clean and fragrant life of Paradise.
What we learn from this hadith
- The narration records a slight wording variation rather than a new separate event.
- It supports the report about eating, drinking, and musk-like sweat in Paradise.
- Short transmission notes help preserve the wording of hadith reports.
