54/19. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 2930b — Ibn Sayyad’s Matter
Ibn Sayyad
Ibn Sayyad’s Matter Would Have Been Clear
Sahih Muslim : 2930b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2930b
حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْحُلْوَانِيُّ، وَعَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ، - وَهُوَ ابْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ سَعْدٍ - حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، عَنْ صَالِحٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي سَالِمُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، أَنَّالله عليه وسلم وَمَعَهُ رَهْطٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ فِيهِمْ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ حَتَّى وَجَدَ ابْنَ صَيَّادٍ غُلاَمًا قَدْ نَاهَزَ الْحُلُمَ يَلْعَبُ مَعَ الْغِلْمَانِ عِنْدَ أُطُمِ بَنِي مُعَاوِيَةَ . وَسَاقَ الْحَدِيثَ بِمِثْلِ حَدِيثِ يُونُسَ إِلَى مُنْتَهَى حَدِيثِ عُمَرَ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ وَفِي الْحَدِيثِ عَنْ يَعْقُوبَ قَالَ قَالَ أُبَىٌّ - يَعْنِي فِي قَوْلِهِ لَوْ تَرَكَتْهُ بَيَّنَ - قَالَ لَوْ تَرَكَتْهُ أُمُّهُ بَيَّنَ أَمْرَهُ .
`Abdullah bin `Umar Narrated from:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) went along with him in the company of some persons and there was Umar b. Khattab also amongst them till they saw Ibn Sayyad as a young boy just on the threshold of adolescence playing with children near the battlement of Bani Mu'awiya; the rest of the hadith is the same but with these concluding words: " Had his mother left him (to murmur) his matter would have become clear."
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2930bIn-book reference : Book 54, Hadith 119USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 41, Hadith 7001
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2930b
This Ibn Sayyad hadith is another chain of the report about Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم going with a group of Companions, including Umar, until they found Ibn Sayyad as a young boy near the battlement of Bani Mu'awiya. The narration says the rest of the hadith follows the earlier report, ending with the added wording that if his mother had left him, his matter would have become clear. The core topic is Dajjal suspicion and the unclear case of Ibn Sayyad. The wording points to a moment where something might have been exposed, but his mother’s notice interrupted it. The hadith teaches that some matters remain hidden when Allah does not allow full clarity at that moment.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم investigated Ibn Sayyad’s case with care.
- The narration shows that his mother’s interruption affected what could be learned.
- Not every unclear matter becomes fully clear at once.
- The Companions preserved slight wording differences in related reports.
