• The two Hadith are equal in soundness, reconciliation is impossible, and their order is established.
• In that case, the earlier Hadith is mansūkh and the later one is nāsikh; the nāsikh is followed.
• In the ablution example, “the later of the two practices” identifies their order.
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Nāsikh and Mansūkh: Identifying the Earlier and Later Ruling
• The two Hadith are equal in soundness, reconciliation is impossible, and their order is established.
• In that case, the earlier Hadith is mansūkh and the later one is nāsikh; the nāsikh is followed.
• In the ablution example, “the later of the two practices” identifies their order.