• Mukhtalif al-ḥadīth: accepted reports of equal standing appear to oppose each other, but can be reconciled.
• Reconciliation: understanding their meanings together resolves the apparent opposition.
• Actual example: disease has no independent effect; it can be transmitted by Allah's will, so the precaution instruction also stands.
• Ruling: when reconciliation is possible, both must be followed.
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Summary
Mukhtalif al-Ḥadīth: Reconciling Apparent Differences
• Mukhtalif al-ḥadīth: accepted reports of equal standing appear to oppose each other, but can be reconciled.
• Reconciliation: understanding their meanings together resolves the apparent opposition.
• Actual example: disease has no independent effect; it can be transmitted by Allah's will, so the precaution instruction also stands.
• Ruling: when reconciliation is possible, both must be followed.