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Sahih Muslim 70 — Trust in Hadith Narration
Unveiling Defects of the Transmitters of Ḥadīth and Relaters of Reports and the Statements of the A’immah Regarding That
Hadith Narrator Trust and Religious Reliability
Sahih Muslim : 70
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 70
وَحَدَّثَنِي حَجَّاجٌ، حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ سَلاَّمَ بْنَ أَبِي مُطِيعٍ، يَقُولُ بَلَغَ أَيُّوبَ أَنِّي آتِي عَمْرًا فَأَقْبَلَ عَلَىَّ يَوْمًا فَقَالَ أَرَأَيْتَ رَجُلاً لاَ تَأْمَنُهُ عَلَى دِينِهِ كَيْفَ تَأْمَنُهُ عَلَى الْحَدِيثِ
Sallām bin Abī Mutī’ Narrated from:
It reached Ayyūb that I would go to Amr so he turned to me and said: ‘Have you seen a man whose Dīn you do not trust- how do you trust him regarding Ḥadīth?’
Reference : Sahih Muslim Introduction 70In-book reference : Introduction, Narration 69
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 70
This narration gives a clear principle about hadith narrator trust. Sallam bin Abi Muti’ said that Ayyub heard he was going to Amr. Ayyub then asked him: if you do not trust a man with his religion, how can you trust him with Hadith? The wording is direct and easy to understand. Hadith is not only about memory or speech. It is also about trust, honesty, and religious care. A person who is not trusted in his religion raises concern when he carries reports from the Prophet or earlier scholars. This is why hadith authentication pays close attention to the person behind the narration.
What we learn from this hadith
- Religious trust and Hadith trust are connected.
- A narrator’s character affects confidence in his reports.
- Hadith should be taken from people who are trusted.
- Ayyub taught caution before accepting reports from doubtful sources.
