«وَبِمَا لَمْ يَقَعِ التَّخَالُفُ بَيْنَ مَدْلُولَيْهِ مِمَّا وَقَعَ فِي الْكِتَابَيْنِ، حَيْثُ لَا تَرْجِيحَ»
A second limitation concerns an unresolved contradiction between the meanings of reports found in the two collections, where no basis for preferring one over the other exists.
Two genuinely contradictory propositions cannot both be affirmed as certainly true in the same respect if no resolution or preference is available. The argument that scholarly reception yields knowledge therefore does not extend automatically to that circumstance.
Important distinction: An apparent difference is not necessarily an irreconcilable contradiction. Reconciliation, contextual analysis, and possible preference should be considered before invoking this qualification.