4/13. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 399d — Transmission Support
The Proof Of Those Who Say That The Basmalah Should Not Be Recited Aloud
Hadith Supporting the Anas Report on Bismillah
Sahih Muslim : 399d
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 399d
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مِهْرَانَ، حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ، عَنِ الأَوْزَاعِيِّ، أَخْبَرَنِي إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ، يَذْكُرُ ذَلِكَ .
Abu Talha Narrated from:
It is reported on the authority of Abu Talha that he had heard Anas b. Malik narrating this.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 399dIn-book reference : Book 4, Hadith 55USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 4, Hadith 789
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 399d
This short narration is a supporting report for the hadith about Bismillah recitation in prayer. It says that Abu Talha heard Anas b. Malik narrating this matter. The text does not give a new prayer action or a new wording of recitation. Instead, it points back to the same reported practice from Anas about prayer behind the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم and the early caliphs. For someone searching Sahih Muslim 399d or Anas Bismillah hadith, the main benefit is in seeing that the report was transmitted through another hearing. The teaching is to respect careful narration and to keep the meaning limited to the report being confirmed.
What we learn from this hadith
- This narration supports the report from Anas.
- It does not add a separate prayer wording.
- Hadith transmission can include short reports that confirm who heard what.
- The reader should connect this report to the same Bismillah recitation issue.
