54/6. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 2891c — Preserving Reports of the Last Hour
The Prophet's Foretelling Of What Will Happen Until The Hour Begins
Hadith About Preserving Reports of the Last Hour
Sahih Muslim : 2891c
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2891c
وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ إِلَى قَوْلِهِ وَنَسِيَهُ مَنْ نَسِيَهُ . وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ مَا بَعْدَهُ .
A'mash Narrated from:
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of A'mash with the same chain of transmitters up to the words: And he forgot who had to forget that and. he did not make a mention of what follows after this.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2891cIn-book reference : Book 54, Hadith 30USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 41, Hadith 6910
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2891c
This narration is a short follow-up report. Its main focus is not a new event, but the careful transmission of a hadith about the Last Hour. The wording says that the report was narrated through A'mash with the same chain up to the words, “and he forgot who had to forget that,” and that the later part was not mentioned. The core topic is hadith transmission and remembering prophetic reports. A reader searching for a hadith about the Last Hour should notice the care shown here: the narrator clearly states where the wording reaches and what was not included. This protects the meaning from being stretched beyond the exact text.
What we learn from this hadith
- A narrator should report only what was preserved in the wording.
- Mentioning what was not included is part of careful hadith transmission.
- Reports about the Last Hour were treated with serious attention by the transmitters.
