6/43. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 808c — Repeated Chain for Baqarah’s Last Verses
The virtue of al-Fatihah and the closing verse of Surat al-Baqarah; and the encouragement to recite the two verses at the end of Surat al-Baqarah
Hadith About the Final Two Verses of Surah Baqarah and Careful Transmission
Sahih Muslim : 808c
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 808c
وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصٌ، وَأَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ، عَنْ أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم مِثْلَهُ .
It is through another chain of transmitters that this hadith has been reported by Abu Mas'ud from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ).
Reference : Sahih Muslim 808cIn-book reference : Book 6, Hadith 310USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 4, Hadith 1765
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 808c
This entry states that the same hadith was reported by Abu Mas’ud from the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم through another chain of transmitters. Its role is not to give a new lesson separate from the earlier reports. Instead, it points to careful hadith transmission around the same statement: the final two verses of Surah al-Baqara recited at night would suffice for the reciter. A reader should not force new meanings into this short chain note. It is best understood as another route for the same message. The repeated placement of this hadith also helps readers see how much attention early transmitters gave to preserving reports about Qur’an recitation.
What we learn from this hadith
- This narration is another route for the same hadith.
- The main teaching remains the night recitation of al-Baqara’s last two verses.
- No new reward or condition is added in this text.
- The report shows care in preserving prophetic narration through chains.
