6/46. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 814c — A Supporting Chain for the Mu'awwadhatain Report
The virtue of reciting al-Mu`awwidhatain (the two surahs seeking refuge with Allah)
Hadith Chain for Mu'awwadhatain: Another Route of the Same Report
Sahih Muslim : 814c
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 814c
وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، ح وَحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ، كِلاَهُمَا عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ مِثْلَهُ . وَفِي رِوَايَةِ أَبِي أُسَامَةَ عَنْ عُقْبَةَ، بْنِ عَامِرٍ الْجُهَنِيِّ وَكَانَ مِنْ رُفَعَاءِ أَصْحَابِ مُحَمَّدٍ صلى الله عليه وسلم .
This hadith has been narrated through another chain of transmitters directly from the Companions of Muhammad (ﷺ).
Reference : Sahih Muslim 814cIn-book reference : Book 6, Hadith 321USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 4, Hadith 1776
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 814c
This narration is not a new teaching with a separate message. It tells us that the hadith about the Mu'awwadhatain was also narrated through another chain of transmitters. The wording points back to the same report connected to the Companions of Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم. For a reader searching for Sahih Muslim 814c or the Mu'awwadhatain hadith chain, the value here is in seeing how the report was preserved through more than one route. It reminds us that Hadith study pays attention not only to the meaning, but also to how the report reached later generations. The core lesson remains tied to the special status of the Mu'awwadhatain, while this narration highlights careful transmission.
What we learn from this hadith
- This report points to another chain for the same Hadith.
- The Companions are directly connected to the transmission mentioned here.
- Hadith preservation includes both meaning and chain of narration.
- It does not add a separate ruling beyond the report it supports.
