Abstract
After the era of Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W), there were dissimilarities in
interpretations of contradictive revelations by Muhammad (S.A.W)
thereby questioning their authentication while being considered a basic
source of extracting the Sharia acts. In this context, Imam Shāfʿī studies
all the dissimilarities and contradictions and devised finest principles
which performed very positive role in rationalizing the conflicting
Ahadiths. He was first to discuss these matters in an innovative manner. It
is therefore, essential for investigator to refer to Shāfʿīs principles to
rationalize any Hadith lying under contradiction. Imam Shāfʿī stated that
Hadith is not itself contradicting but its apparent meaning leads the
investigator into misconception. Consequently, he has stated three
methods to remove this conflict. First is the combination (جمع (which
recommends working on both Ahadiths at the same time rather than
leaving either of them. Second is the abrogation (تنسیخ (which requires
extensive knowledge of Quran and History before inferring the final
decision of Muhammad (S.A.W) and scholars widely recommend Imam
Shāfiʿī in recognizing abrogated Ahadiths. Third is preference (ترجيح (which
is based upon peripheral attributes.
Qari Abdul Basit, Dr. Habib ur Rehman. (2019) Rationalization of Contradicting Hadiths from Imam Shāfʿīs Perspective, Islamabad Islamicus, Volume-01, Issue-1.
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