4/13. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 399b — Confirmed Bismillah Report
The Proof Of Those Who Say That The Basmalah Should Not Be Recited Aloud
Hadith Confirming the Bismillah Recitation Report
Sahih Muslim : 399b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 399b
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، فِي هَذَا الإِسْنَادِ . وَزَادَ قَالَ شُعْبَةُ فَقُلْتُ لِقَتَادَةَ أَسَمِعْتَهُ مِنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ نَعَمْ نَحْنُ سَأَلْنَاهُ عَنْهُ .
Shu'ba Narrated from:
Shu'ba reported it with the same chain of transmitters. with she addition of these words: " I said to Qatada: Did you hear it from Anas? He replied in the affirmative and added: We had inquired of him about it."
Reference : Sahih Muslim 399bIn-book reference : Book 4, Hadith 53USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 4, Hadith 787
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 399b
This report supports the hadith about Bismillah in prayer by adding a clear detail about transmission. Shu'ba said he asked Qatada whether he had heard the report from Anas. Qatada answered yes and added that they had asked Anas about it. The narration itself does not add a new prayer wording. Its value is that it confirms the source of the earlier report. For someone searching Sahih Muslim 399b or Anas Bismillah prayer hadith, this short text helps show how carefully narrators checked what they transmitted. It keeps the focus on a specific question: whether Bismillah-ir-Rahman-ir-Rahim was heard loudly in that reported prayer practice.
What we learn from this hadith
- Narrators asked direct questions to confirm what they heard.
- This report supports the earlier narration from Anas.
- The text does not add a new ruling; it confirms the chain and hearing.
- Careful reporting is part of preserving prayer practice accurately.
