The meanings of two Hadith oppose each other. Four further features belong together here:
• The two Hadith are equal in soundness—their degree of established authenticity.
• Reconciliation is impossible: their meanings cannot be brought together so that both can be followed.
• It is unknown which came earlier or later.
• Scholarly grounds allow one to be given preference over the other.
Keep all four features together when learning the terms that follow.
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Rājiḥ and Marjūḥ: Preference and Practice
The meanings of two Hadith oppose each other. Four further features belong together here:
• The two Hadith are equal in soundness—their degree of established authenticity.
• Reconciliation is impossible: their meanings cannot be brought together so that both can be followed.
• It is unknown which came earlier or later.
• Scholarly grounds allow one to be given preference over the other.
Keep all four features together when learning the terms that follow.