When the meanings of two Hadith oppose each other, the case described here has these conditions:
• Both are equal in soundness—their degree of established authenticity.
• Reconciliation is not possible: their meanings cannot be brought together so that both can be followed.
• It is established which Hadith came earlier and which came later.
A difference alone does not establish that an earlier ruling has ended.
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Nāsikh and Mansūkh: Identifying the Earlier and Later Ruling
When the meanings of two Hadith oppose each other, the case described here has these conditions:
• Both are equal in soundness—their degree of established authenticity.
• Reconciliation is not possible: their meanings cannot be brought together so that both can be followed.
• It is established which Hadith came earlier and which came later.
A difference alone does not establish that an earlier ruling has ended.