The Conditions for the Claim of Abrogation When Texts Conflict

Question:
May Allah preserve you, Your Eminence the Shaykh. What is your guidance, Your Eminence the Shaykh, may Allah preserve you and bless you, regarding what some jurists see in claiming abrogation whenever two texts conflict in their view?

Answer:
No, a text is not established except by knowledge of chronology. If it is known that the later report came after the earlier one, and reconciliation is not possible, then abrogation is declared under two conditions: the first is that reconciliation is impossible, and the second is knowledge of chronology, knowing which is earlier and which is later. The later report abrogates the earlier one. However, if the chronology is unknown or reconciliation is possible, reconciliation is obligatory. If reconciliation is not possible and the chronology is unknown, the report is considered anomalous; the weaker one is considered anomalous, and the stronger hadith is considered anomalous, and the criterion is the most authentic. As the hadith masters said in the terminology: if a report contradicts a stronger one, the stronger is the preserved one, and its opposite is the anomalous one when hadiths differ. If reconciliation between them is possible, reconciliation is obligatory. If reconciliation is not possible due to ignorance of the chronology of the later report relative to the earlier one, or due to the impossibility of reconciliation, then the path of preference is followed. The stronger one, whose chain is strong, is the one that is considered, and the weaker one is called anomalous and is not considered. Leaving what is upon it is called anomalous. Yes.