1/41. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 95b — Wording Variations Around the Shahadah
The prohibition of killing a disbeliever after he says La ilaha illallah
Hadith Wording Variations: I Embraced Islam for Allah
Sahih Muslim : 95b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 95b
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، وَعَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ، قَالاَ أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ مُوسَى الأَنْصَارِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ، عَنِ الأَوْزَاعِيِّ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، جَمِيعًا عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ أَمَّا الأَوْزَاعِيُّ وَابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ فَفِي حَدِيثِهِمَا قَالَ أَسْلَمْتُ لِلَّهِ . كَمَا قَالَ اللَّيْثُ فِي حَدِيثِهِ . وَأَمَّا مَعْمَرٌ فَفِي حَدِيثِهِ فَلَمَّا أَهْوَيْتُ لأَقْتُلَهُ قَالَ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ .
The same hadith has been transmitted by the same chain of narrators. The hadith transmitted by Auza'i and Ibn Juraij contains these words: I embraced Islam for Allah's sake. and in the hadith narrated by Ma'mar the words are: I knelt down to kill him, that he said; There is no god but Allah.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 95bIn-book reference : Book 1, Hadith 181USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 1, Hadith 174
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 95b
This report is mainly about wording and transmission. It says the same hadith came through the same chain, but some narrators used the words, I embraced Islam for Allah's sake, while another wording says that when the narrator bent down to kill him, the man said La ilaha illallah. The core topic is still the protection connected to the statement of Islam. Since this entry focuses on wording differences, we should not add details beyond what it says. For readers searching for Miqdad hadith wording or La ilaha illallah in battle hadith, the benefit is that it preserves how the same event was reported with close, related wording.
What we learn from this hadith
- Different narrators preserved close wording for the same report.
- Both wordings point to a statement of Islam before killing.
- A wording note should not be turned into a new separate event.
