One of the chains of transmission in this chapter includes: Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah narrated: [Abdullah ibn Numayr and Abu Usamah narrated; from Isma[il ibn Abi Khalid; from Qays; from Jarir. All reporters in this chain of transmission belonged to Kufah.
The last chain of transmission includes: Surayj ibn Yunus and Ya[qub al-Dawraqi narrated: Hushaym narrated; from Sayyar; from al-Sha[bi; from Jarir. At the end of this version, Muslim says: ‘Ya[qub said in his report: “Sayyar narrated”’. This is a very interesting point since Hushaym is graded by Hadith scholars as ‘misleading’, and he reports the hadith ‘from Sayyar’. The rule is that when a misleading reporter says ‘from so-and-so’, his report is discarded, unless it is proved otherwise that he actually received the hadith from the one he mentions. Muslim reports this hadith from two of his teachers: Surayj and Ya[qub. However, Surayj said: ‘Hushaym narrated from Sayyar’, but Ya[qub said: ‘Hushaym narrated; Sayyar narrated’. Thus Muslim highlights the difference between the way the hadith is reported by the two reporters, so as to make clear that his narration is both continuous and complete. To ensure this, he mentions both reports. This is another indication of his meticulous care and complete accuracy.
i.We may also interpret the meaning of the Arabic word nasihah as ‘sincere counsel’.
i.We normally translate falah as ‘success’ realizing that it is far from adequate in rendering the full meaning of the Arabic word, but this is one of the difficulties of translation.
CHAPTER 25
FAITH IS DIMINISHED BY INDULGING IN SIN; ITS NEGATION AT THE TIME OF COMMITTING SIN, SO AS TO SAY IT BECOMES IMPERFECT
[103–100]. (Dar al-Salam 0104) Harmalah ibn Yahya ibn [Abdullah ibn [Imran al-Tujibi narrated:i Ibn Wahb mentioned; Yunus reported to me; from Ibn Shihab who said: I heard Salamah ibn [Abd al-Rahman and Sa[id ibn al-Musayyib say: Abu Hurayrah said: ‘God’s Messenger (peace be upon him) said: “An adulterer is not a believer when he commits adultery; a thief is not a believer when he steals; a drunkard is not a believer when he drinks intoxicants”.’
Ibn Shihab said: [Abd al-Malik ibn Abi Bakr ibn [Abd al-Rahman reported to me that Abu Bakr narrated the hadith in this form from Abu Hurayrah, but then said that Abu Hurayrah used to add to these: ‘A person is not a believer when he robs something of value, while people are looking on’.
حَدَّثَنِي حَرْمَلَةُ بْنُ يَحْيَى بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عِمْرَانَ التُّجِيبِيُّ، أَنْبَأَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ أَبَا سَلَمَةَ بْنَ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، وَسَعِيدَ بْنَ الْـمُسَيَّبِ، يَقُولاَنِ: قَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «لاَ يَزْنِي الزَّانِي حِينَ يَزْنِي وَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ، وَلاَ يَسْرِقُ السَّارِقُ حِينَ يَسْرِقُ وَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ، وَلاَ يَشْرَبُ الْخَمْرَ حِينَ يَشْرَبُهَا وَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ». قَالَ ابْنُ شِهَابٍ: فَأَخْبَرَنِي عَبْدُ الْـمَلِكِ بْنُ أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ أَنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ كَانَ يُحَدِّثُهُمْ هَؤُلاَءِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ثُمَّ يَقُولُ: وَكَانَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ يُلْحِقُ مَعَهُنَّ: «وَلاَ يَنْتَهِبُ نُهْبَةً ذَاتَ شَرَفٍ يَرْفَعُ النَّاسُ إِلَيْهِ فِيهَا أَبْصَارَهُمْ حِينَ يَنْتَهِبُهَا وَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ».
[104–101]. (Dar al-Salam 0105) [Abd al-Malik ibn Shu[ayb ibn al-Layth ibn Sa[d narrated: my father narrated to me; from my grandfather who said: [Uqayl ibn Khalid narrated to me saying: Ibn Shihab said: Abu Bakr ibn [Abd al-Rahman ibn al-Harith ibn Hisham reported to me; from Abu Hurayrah: ‘God’s Messenger (peace be upon him) said: “An adulterer is not …”. He narrated the hadith in full including the robbing, but without saying “something of value”.’
Ibn Shihab said: Sa[id ibn al-Musayyib and Abu Salamah ibn [Abd al-Rahman narrated to me from Abu Hurayrah from the Prophet … the same hadith as narrated by Abu Bakr except that it did not mention the robbing.
وَحَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ الْـمَلِكِ بْنُ شُعَيْبِ بْنِ اللَّيْثِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، عَنْ جَدِّي، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عُقَيْلُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ، قَالَ: قَالَ ابْنُ شِهَابٍ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ هِشَامٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «لاَ يَزْنِي الزَّانِي»، وَاقْتَصَّ الْحَدِيثَ بِمِثْلِهِ، يَذْكُرُ مَعَ ذِكْرِ النُّهْبَةِ وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ ذَاتَ شَرَفٍ. قَالَ ابْنُ شِهَابٍ حَدَّثَنِي سَعِيدُ بْنُ الْـمُسَيَّبِ وَأَبُو سَلَمَةَ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِمِثْلِ حَدِيثِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ هَذَا إِلاَّ النُّهْبَةَ .
[105–102]. (Dar al-Salam 0106) Muhammad ibn Mihran al-Razi narrated to me: [Isa ibn Yunus reported to me; al-Awza[i narrated; from al-Zuhri; from Ibn al-Musayyib and from Abu Salamah and Abu Bakr ibn [Abd al-Rahman ibn al-Harith ibn Hisham; from Abu Hurayrah; from the Prophet (peace be upon him) the same hadith as the one narrated by [Uqayl, from al-Zuhri; from Abu Bakr ibn [Abd al-Rahman; from Abu Hurayrah. He mentions the robbing but does not describe it as something of value.
وَحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مِهْرَانَ الرَّازِيُّ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنِي عِيسَى بْنُ يُونُسَ، حَدَّثَنَا الأَوْزَاعِيُّ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنِ ابْنِ الْـمُسَيَّبِ وَأَبِي سَلَمَةَ وَأَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ هِشَامٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِمِثْلِ حَدِيثِ
