• First point: disease does not spread by its own power apart from Allah's will.
• Second point: disease can be transmitted by Allah's will, so avoidance is instructed.
Acknowledging Allah's will and taking precautions therefore do not oppose each other. Jamʿ wa-taṭbīq (reconciliation) means understanding both passages together so that their apparent opposition is resolved.
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Mukhtalif al-Ḥadīth: Reconciling Apparent Differences
• First point: disease does not spread by its own power apart from Allah's will.
• Second point: disease can be transmitted by Allah's will, so avoidance is instructed.
Acknowledging Allah's will and taking precautions therefore do not oppose each other. Jamʿ wa-taṭbīq (reconciliation) means understanding both passages together so that their apparent opposition is resolved.