6/20. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 749e — Careful Reporting of the Witr Narration
The night prayers are two by two, and Witr is one rakah at the end of the night
Sahih Muslim 749e: Witr Hadith and Careful Reporting
Sahih Muslim : 749e
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 749e
وَحَدَّثَنِي أَبُو كَامِلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ، وَبُدَيْلٌ، وَعِمْرَانُ بْنُ حُدَيْرٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ شَقِيقٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ الْغُبَرِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ، وَالزُّبَيْرُ بْنُ الْخِرِّيتِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ شَقِيقٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ سَأَلَ رَجُلٌ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم . فَذَكَرَا بِمِثْلِهِ وَلَيْسَ فِي حَدِيثِهِمَا ثُمَّ سَأَلَهُ رَجُلٌ عَلَى رَأْسِ الْحَوْلِ وَمَا بَعْدَهُ .
This hadith his been narrated by Ibn 'Umar by another chain of trans- mitters but it does not have these words: " Then a person asked him at the end of the year," and what follows subsequently.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 749eIn-book reference : Book 6, Hadith 181USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 4, Hadith 1636
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 749e
This narration is about the careful way a Hadith report is passed on. It says that the Hadith of Ibn 'Umar came through another chain of transmitters, but without the words about a person asking the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) again at the end of the year and what followed after that. For readers searching for Sahih Muslim 749e, Witr Hadith, or Hadith chains, the main point is not a new instruction about prayer. Rather, this report shows that the same Witr prayer narration was transmitted with a noted wording difference. The core meaning remains connected to night prayer and Witr, while the narrator carefully states which part is not found in that version. This keeps the report clear and avoids mixing every wording into one narration.
What we learn from this hadith
- Hadith narrations may be reported through more than one chain.
- A narrator can point out when certain words are absent in a version.
- This report keeps the Witr prayer narration tied to its exact transmitted wording.
