If we have two hadiths that appear to contradict each other and it is possible to reconcile them, and then it becomes clear to us that one of them is earlier than the other
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The questioner : ... Your brother in Allah.
The Shaykh : May Allah love you, the One for whom you loved me.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
Another questioner : Our Shaykh, if we have two hadiths that appear to contradict each other and it is possible to reconcile them, and then it becomes clear to us that one of them is earlier than the other, do we then take the position of reconciling them or abrogation?
The Shaykh : Reconciliation.
The questioner : By reconciliation, may Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : May Allah love you, the One for whom you loved me.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
Another questioner : Our Shaykh, if we have two hadiths that appear to contradict each other and it is possible to reconcile them, and then it becomes clear to us that one of them is earlier than the other, do we then take the position of reconciling them or abrogation?
The Shaykh : Reconciliation.
The questioner : By reconciliation, may Allah bless you.
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