• The two Hadith have opposing meanings.
• Both are equal in soundness—their degree of established authenticity.
• Taṭbīq (reconciliation) is impossible: their meanings cannot be brought together so that both can be followed.
• It is unknown which came earlier and which later.
• Tarjīḥ (preference) is also impossible: neither can be preferred over the other on scholarly grounds.
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Mutawaqqaf fīh: When is judgment suspended?
• The two Hadith have opposing meanings.
• Both are equal in soundness—their degree of established authenticity.
• Taṭbīq (reconciliation) is impossible: their meanings cannot be brought together so that both can be followed.
• It is unknown which came earlier and which later.
• Tarjīḥ (preference) is also impossible: neither can be preferred over the other on scholarly grounds.