3/14. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 333b — Careful Hadith Transmission
The ghusl and the prayer of a woman who is suffering prolonged vaginal bleeding (istihadah)
Careful Hadith Transmission in the Report of Istihadah
Sahih Muslim : 333b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 333b
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، وَأَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي ح، وَحَدَّثَنَا خَلَفُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، كُلُّهُمْ عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، بِمِثْلِ حَدِيثِ وَكِيعٍ وَإِسْنَادِهِ . وَفِي حَدِيثِ قُتَيْبَةَ عَنْ جَرِيرٍ جَاءَتْ فَاطِمَةُ بِنْتُ أَبِي حُبَيْشِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ بْنِ أَسَدٍ وَهِيَ امْرَأَةٌ مِنَّا . قَالَ وَفِي حَدِيثِ حَمَّادِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ زِيَادَةُ حَرْفٍ تَرَكْنَا ذِكْرَهُ .
The hadith narrated by Waki' and with its chain of narrators has been transmitted on the authority of Hisham b. 'Urwa, but in the hadith narrated by Qutaiba on the authority of Jarir, the words are: " There came Fatimah b. Abu Hubaish, b. 'Abd al-Muttalib b. Asad, and she was a woman amongst us," and in the hadith of Hammid b. Zaid there is an addition of these words:" We abandoned mentioning him."
[1] The wording in question in Hammâd bin Zaid's narration was recorded by An-Nasâ'î (323).Reference : Sahih Muslim 333bIn-book reference : Book 3, Hadith 76USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 3, Hadith 653
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 333b
This Hadith is mainly a transmission note for the report of Fatimah bint Abu Hubaish and istihadah. It says the Hadith was transmitted through Hisham b. Urwa like the earlier narration, while one version gives more identification for Fatimah. It also mentions that another narration contained an extra word that the narrator left out. For readers searching “Fatimah bint Abu Hubaish istihadah” or “continuous bleeding hadith,” the core meaning remains tied to the earlier report: the issue is blood that keeps flowing and whether prayer should be abandoned. This version is useful because it shows careful preservation of names, chains, and wording differences.
What we learn from this hadith
- The narration preserves variant wording from different transmitters.
- Fatimah is identified more fully in one version.
- Hadith reports can include notes that protect the exact wording.
