11/16. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 944b — Funeral Hadith Chain Variation
Hastening with the funeral
Hadith Chain Variation in a Funeral Narration
Sahih Muslim : 944b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 944b
وَحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ، وَعَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ، جَمِيعًا عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ حَبِيبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا رَوْحُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي حَفْصَةَ، كِلاَهُمَا عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم غَيْرَ أَنَّ فِي حَدِيثِ مَعْمَرٍ قَالَ لاَ أَعْلَمُهُ إِلاَّ رَفَعَ الْحَدِيثَ .
This hadith has been narrated by another chain of transmitters except with this variation (of words) that in the hadith narrated by Ma'mar (the words are): " I do not know whether the hadith is marfu'."
Reference : Sahih Muslim 944bIn-book reference : Book 11, Hadith 65USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 4, Hadith 2060
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 944b
This Hadith is mainly about hadith chain variation and careful transmission. The text does not add a new funeral ruling by itself. It says the same report came through another chain of transmitters, with one wording difference from Ma'mar: I do not know whether the hadith is marfu. A marfu hadith is a report traced back to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم. So the core lesson here is about how carefully narrators preserved both the wording and their own level of certainty. For readers searching for a funeral hadith chain or marfu hadith meaning, this report shows that precision matters. It also shows that small wording notes are part of honest hadith transmission.
What we learn from this hadith
- Narrators preserved wording differences instead of hiding them.
- A transmitter may mention uncertainty when he is not fully sure about attribution.
- Hadith study values careful chains and exact wording.
- This report should not be treated as a separate ruling beyond its transmission note.
