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Sahih Muslim 47 — Questionable Claims in Narration
Unveiling Defects of the Transmitters of Ḥadīth and Relaters of Reports and the Statements of the A’immah Regarding That
Questionable Claims in Hadith Narration and Religious Speech
Sahih Muslim : 47
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 47
وَحَدَّثَنِي حَجَّاجُ بْنُ الشَّاعِرِ، حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ يُونُسَ - حَدَّثَنَا زَائِدَةُ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، أَنَّ الْحَارِثَ، قَالَ تَعَلَّمْتُ الْقُرْآنَ فِي ثَلاَثِ سِنِينَ وَالْوَحْىَ فِي سَنَتَيْنِ - أَوْ قَالَ الْوَحْىَ فِي ثَلاَثِ سِنِينَ وَالْقُرْآنَ فِي سَنَتَيْنِ .
al-Hārith Narrated from:
I studied the Qur’ān for three years and the revelation for two years’; or he said: ‘…the revelation in three years and the Qur’ān in two years ’.
Reference : Sahih Muslim Introduction 47In-book reference : Introduction, Narration 46
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 47
This report is about questionable claims in narration. It records that al-Harith said he studied the Qur'an for three years and “the revelation” for two years, or he said the reverse. The wording itself includes uncertainty about the exact order, but the main point remains that al-Harith made a claim about learning something called “the revelation” besides the Qur'an. Since nearby reports in the same set discuss doubts about al-Harith, this report fits the topic of hadith narrator reliability. It teaches readers to be careful when a person makes unusual religious claims, especially when those claims touch revelation. The report does not provide a long ruling or extra story, so the best explanation is simple: scholars preserved such statements to show why a narrator’s speech needed to be weighed carefully.
What we learn from this hadith
- Unusual claims about revelation need careful review.
- A narrator’s own statements can raise concern about his reliability.
- The exact wording of a report matters, even when there is uncertainty.
- Hadith learning includes checking both reports and reporters.
