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Sahih Muslim 66c — Supporting Report on Muslim Bloodshed
Clarifying the meaning of the Statement of the Prophet (saws): "Do not revert to disbelief (Kuffar) after I am Gone, striking one another's necks"
Sahih Muslim 66c and the Warning Against Muslim Bloodshed
Sahih Muslim : 66c
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 66c
حَدَّثَنِي حَرْمَلَةُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عُمَرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، أَنَّ أَبَاهُ، حَدَّثَهُ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِمِثْلِ حَدِيثِ شُعْبَةَ عَنْ وَاقِدٍ .
Harmala b. Yahya, Abdullah b. Wahb, Umar b. Muhammad, Ibn Umar narrated like the hadith reported by Shu'ba on the authority of Waqid.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 66cIn-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 132USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 1, Hadith 127
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 66c
This report says that Harmala b. Yahya, Abdullah b. Wahb, Umar b. Muhammad, and Ibn Umar narrated like the hadith reported through Shu'ba on the authority of Waqid. Because the provided translation is a shortened supporting report, the explanation should stay close to what is given. It points back to the same warning in this set: do not turn back as unbelievers hadith by striking one another's necks. Searchers often look for Sahih Muslim 66c, Farewell Pilgrimage hadith, and hadith about Muslim bloodshed. The value of this narration is that it preserves the same warning through another route, reminding readers that Muslim life must not be harmed.
What we learn from this hadith
- Supporting narrations help preserve the same prophetic warning.
- The report keeps the focus on avoiding bloodshed between believers.
- A believer should not treat violent conflict as a small matter.
