Sahih Muslim
Sahih Muslim 24b
وَحَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، وَعَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ، قَالاَ أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا حَسَنٌ الْحُلْوَانِيُّ، وَعَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ، - وَهُوَ ابْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ سَعْدٍ - قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، عَنْ صَالِحٍ، كِلاَهُمَا عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ مِثْلَهُ غَيْرَ أَنَّ حَدِيثَ صَالِحٍ انْتَهَى عِنْدَ قَوْلِهِ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فِيهِ . وَلَمْ يَذْكُرِ الآيَتَيْنِ . وَقَالَ فِي حَدِيثِهِ وَيَعُودَانِ فِي تِلْكَ الْمَقَالَةِ . وَفِي حَدِيثِ مَعْمَرٍ مَكَانَ هَذِهِ الْكَلِمَةِ فَلَمْ يَزَالاَ بِهِ .
Ishaq ibn Ibrahim and Abd ibn Humayd narrated to us; they said: Abd al-Razzaq informed us; Ma'mar informed us. H. Hasan al-Hulwani and Abd ibn Humayd narrated to us; they said: Ya'qub—namely, Ibn Ibrahim ibn Sa'd—narrated to us; my father narrated to me, from Salih. Both reports are from al-Zuhri with this chain and similar wording, except that Salih's report ends at ‘Then Allah, Mighty and Majestic, revealed concerning him,’ and does not mention the two verses. In his report, he said, ‘And the two kept returning to that statement.’ In Ma'mar's report, instead of these words, it says, ‘They did not cease pressing him.’
Translation notes
وَيَعُودَانِ
The report explicitly contrasts two transmitted expressions; the precise nuance of the second phrase may require checking against a fuller textual edition.
Can a qualified reviewer confirm the best English phrasing for these two variants while preserving their attribution?