0/5.1. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 73 — False Reporting in Hadith
Unveiling Defects of the Transmitters of Ḥadīth and Relaters of Reports and the Statements of the A’immah Regarding That
Hadith Authentication and False Reporting
Sahih Muslim : 73
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 73
وَحَدَّثَنَا الْحُلْوَانِيُّ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَفَّانَ، قَالَ حَدَّثْتُ حَمَّادَ بْنَ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ صَالِحٍ الْمُرِّيِّ، بِحَدِيثٍ عَنْ ثَابِتٍ، فَقَالَ كَذَبَ . وَحَدَّثْتُ هَمَّامًا، عَنْ صَالِحٍ الْمُرِّيِّ، بِحَدِيثٍ فَقَالَ كَذَبَ .
Affān Narrated from:
I narrated to Hammād bin Salamah [bin Dīnār al-Basrī], on authority of Sālih al-Murrī, a Ḥadīth on authority of Thābit [bin Aslam al-Banānī], then [Hammād] said: ‘[Sālih] lied’. I also narrated to Hammām on authority of Sālih al-Murrī a Ḥadīth then [Hammām] said: ‘[Sālih] lied’.
Reference : Sahih Muslim Introduction 73In-book reference : Introduction, Narration 72
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 73
This report is about false reporting in Hadith transmission. Affan says he narrated a Hadith from Salih al-Murri to Hammad bin Salamah through Thabit, and Hammad said Salih lied. He also narrated a Hadith from Salih al-Murri to Hammam, and Hammam gave the same response. The text shows two separate reactions from knowledgeable people to reports linked to the same narrator. The lesson is not about attacking a person for no reason. It is about checking reports and warning when a narrator is not trusted. This is a key part of hadith authentication and protecting the chain of narration.
What we learn from this hadith
- Reports from a narrator can be tested by knowledgeable scholars.
- Repeated rejection by experts raises serious concern about a narrator.
- Hadith criticism aims to protect the narration, not spread personal insult.
- Reliable transmission depends on trusted narrators.
