53/16. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 2865c — Prophet’s Address on Fitrah
Attributes By Which The People Of Paradise And The People Of The Fire May Be Recognized In This World
Prophet’s Address on Fitrah and Moral Character
Sahih Muslim : 2865c
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2865c
حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ بِشْرٍ الْعَبْدِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ، - صَاحِبِ الدَّسْتَوَائِيِّ - حَدَّثَنَا قَتَادَةُ، عَنْ مُطَرِّفٍ، عَنْ عِيَاضِ بْنِ حِمَارٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم خَطَبَ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ . وَسَاقَ الْحَدِيثَ وَقَالَ فِي آخِرِهِ قَالَ يَحْيَى قَالَ شُعْبَةُ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ مُطَرِّفًا فِي هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ .
Iyad bin Himar Narrated from:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) gave an address one day. The rest of the hadith is the same.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2865cIn-book reference : Book 53, Hadith 78USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 40, Hadith 6855
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2865c
This Hadith reports from Iyad ibn Himar that Allah’s Messenger gave an address one day, and the rest of the Hadith is the same as the longer sermon report. Its focus is not on adding a new ruling or a separate event, but on confirming the same message through another route. The connected sermon teaches that Allah taught the Prophet what people did not know, that Satan turns people away from the right religion, and that people are described by traits linked with Paradise and Hell. This version helps readers see how the same teaching was carried through more than one narration.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet delivered this teaching as an address.
- Multiple routes can report the same core Hadith.
- The sermon points to faith, misguidance, and moral character.
- The narration supports careful preservation of the same message.
