• When the meanings can be brought together so both Hadith can be followed, that is reconciliation; both are followed.
• In this lesson's case, reconciliation is impossible and chronology is unknown, so scholarly preference determines that the rājiḥ is followed.
A statement merely seeming easier or more appealing is not a reason to declare it rājiḥ.
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Rājiḥ and Marjūḥ: Preference and Practice
• When the meanings can be brought together so both Hadith can be followed, that is reconciliation; both are followed.
• In this lesson's case, reconciliation is impossible and chronology is unknown, so scholarly preference determines that the rājiḥ is followed.
A statement merely seeming easier or more appealing is not a reason to declare it rājiḥ.