11/17. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 945b — Qirat Wording Variation
The virtue of offering the funeral prayer and following the bier
Qirat Reward Hadith with Wording Variations
Sahih Muslim : 945b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 945b
حَدَّثَنَاهُ أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الأَعْلَى، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ رَافِعٍ، وَعَبْدُ، بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّزَّاقِ، كِلاَهُمَا عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، عَنْ أَبِي، هُرَيْرَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِلَى قَوْلِهِ الْجَبَلَيْنِ الْعَظِيمَيْنِ . وَلَمْ يَذْكُرَا مَا بَعْدَهُ وَفِي حَدِيثِ عَبْدِ الأَعْلَى حَتَّى يُفْرَغَ مِنْهَا وَفِي حَدِيثِ عَبْدِ الرَّزَّاقِ حَتَّى تُوضَعَ فِي اللَّحْدِ .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira through another chain of narrators up to these words: " two great mountains." No mention is made of what followed (these words); and in the hadith transmitted by 'Abd al- A'la (the words are):" till (the burial) is complete." In the hadith transmitted by 'Abd ar-Razzaq (the words are):" till he is placed in the grave."
Reference : Sahih Muslim 945bIn-book reference : Book 11, Hadith 68USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 4, Hadith 2063
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 945b
This Hadith is a transmission note connected to the qirat reward hadith. It says the report came through another chain from Abu Huraira up to the words two great mountains. It also notes that some later wording was not mentioned in this version. One wording says until the matter is completed, and another says until the deceased is placed in the grave. For people searching for qirat reward hadith or janazah burial reward, this report is useful because it shows how narrations preserve small wording differences. The main teaching is not a new rule, but careful reporting. It helps readers see how hadith transmitters recorded what each chain actually carried.
What we learn from this hadith
- Different chains may preserve slightly different wording.
- The qirat reward is linked here to the funeral prayer and burial stage.
- Narrators noted what was included and what was not included.
- Careful wording protects the meaning of the Hadith.
