33/56. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 715ac — Careful Wording in Hadith
It is disliked to enter at night when coming home from a journey
Hadith Transmission Caution About Spying Wording
Sahih Muslim : 715ac
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 715ac
وَحَدَّثَنِيهِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ قَالَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ قَالَ سُفْيَانُ لاَ أَدْرِي هَذَا فِي الْحَدِيثِ أَمْ لاَ . يَعْنِي أَنْ يَتَخَوَّنَهُمْ أَوْ يَلْتَمِسَ عَثَرَاتِهِمْ .
This tradition has been reported through anothee chain. 'Abdurahman, one of the sub-narrators, said "I do not know if it in the hadith or not", meaning (the words) "doubting their fidelity and spying into their lapses."
Reference : Sahih Muslim 715acIn-book reference : Book 33, Hadith 265USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 20, Hadith 4730
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 715ac
This narration is about careful hadith wording. It reports the same tradition through another chain, then mentions that Abdurahman quoted Sufyan as saying he did not know whether the words about doubting their fidelity and spying into their lapses were part of the hadith or not. This is a valuable point inside the text itself. It does not erase the general topic of returning home at night, but it shows caution about a specific phrase. For readers searching for Sahih Muslim night visitor hadith, this narration teaches a careful way of reading: notice what is certain in the wording and what a narrator himself marked with doubt. The report models honesty in transmission.
What we learn from this hadith
- The narrator showed caution about a specific phrase.
- The text links the report to the night-return tradition.
- It teaches careful reading of hadith wording.
- Not every phrase in a chain note is presented with the same certainty.
