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TA'WIL MCJKHTALIF
ALHilIJITH:
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AN ANNOTATED
TRANSLATION
Che Amnah Bahari
IIUM Press
Published by:
HUM Press
International Islamic University Malaysia
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Ta'wil Mukhtalif al-Hadilh: An Annotated Translation!
Che Anmah Bahari
Bibliography: p. 435
ISBN978-983-3855-89-6
ISBN,978-983-3855-89-6
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgements
Technical Notes
Abbreviations
Introduction
Translation of Ta 'wil Mukhtalif al-/jadith
ix
Xl
XIII
XV
29
Chapter One
The People of Ka/tim and the People of Ra y
A. (Reproaches Addressed Against Them) 41
B. Scholars of the People of Ka/tim
I. IbrahIm Sayyar 45
II. AbO al-Hudbayl al-'AlIiif 75
1Il. 'Ubayd Allah ibn al-l;Iasan 77
IV. Bakr al'Ammi 79
V. Hisham ibn al-l;Iakam 80
VI. Thumamah 81
VII. Muhammad ibn al-Jahm al-Barmaki 82
VIII. al-Ra'y 84
IX. 93
C. Caution on the People of Ka/iim 95
D. The Exegesis of the People of Ka/am and
the People of Ra 'y 103
E. The Exegesis of the Rafi4ites 107
Chapter Two
The People of fladith
L ljamth Criticism 113
II. The Misuse of !jadi/h by the People of ljadith 120
141
144
137
139
145
147
154
156
160
162
164
166
167
169
171
172
178
181
183
VI.
VII.
IX.
X.
Xl.
XII.
X111.
XIV.
XV.
XVI.
XVII.
XV111.
XIX.
XX.
Chapler Three
Allegation of A!lad/-th Said to Contradict al-Qur'an;
Abadfth Invalidated by Na;ar, Hujjah al- 'Aql (Reason),
'lyiin (Experience), Khabar, Jjma' (Consensus)
and Qiyas (Analogy)
I. Example of !:fad'-rh Said to Contradict al-Quf'an 129
II. Example of Two Contradictory !jadi/h 133
III. Example of Two Contradictory !jadi/h 134
IV. Example of Two Contradictory ljadith 136
V. Example of !:fadjlh thai Contradicts the Book
of Almighty AlI'h
Example of /:ladjlh Invalidated by Consensus
Example of J:!adfth Said to be Invalidated by
Na;ar (assumption) and Reason
VIrl. Example of /jadi/h Said to be Invalidated
by Experience ('lyan)
Example of /:Iad,-,h Invalidated by Na;ar
and Reason (lfujjah al- 'Aql)
Example of Two Contradictory f:ladrth
Example of Two Contradictory I:fadith
Example of Two Contradictory I:fadith
Example of a Contradictory I:fadith
Example of Two Contradictory I:fadith
Example of Two Contradictory Ijadith
Example of I:fadith Invalidated by al-Qur'an
Example of I:fadith Invalidated al-Qur'an
Ex.ample of IJadith Said to be Invalidated
by Nalar, 'lyon, Sunnah and al-Qur'an
Example of Two Contradictory I:fadith
Example of /:!adith Invalidated by
Na;ar and Khabar
XXI. Examples of Two Contradictory IJadith
XXII. Ex.ample of IJadith which Contradicts
in Its Beginning and Ending
XXIII. Example of IJad,-th Said to be Invalid
in Its Beginning and Ending
XXIV.
Example of /jodith Said to Have
an Internal Contradiction 184
XXv. Example of /:fodflh Said to be Invalid
in Its Beginning and Ending 189
XXVI. Example of /fodilh Invalidated by Nu;.or 194
XXVII. Example of Ijad,-th Said to be Invalidated
by the Analogical Reasoning 199
XXVIII. Example of Two Contradictory ijadilh 201
XXIX. Example of /:Iadilh Said to be Invalidated
by the Book and N a ~ a r 202
XXX. Example of Two Contradictory /:fodilh 208
XXXI. Example of Two Contradictory (Iad;lh 209
XXXII. Example of !jodith Said to be Invalidated
by Na;ar and Khabar 211
XXXIII. Example of Two Contradictory !jodfth 219
XXXIV. Example of Two Contradictory /:fodilh 221
XXXV. Example of Two Contradictory /fodilh 223
XXXVI. Example of Two Contradictory !:fad,-,h 227
XXXVII. Example of Two Contradictory /:Iadilh 231
XXXVIII. Example of Two Contradictory /fadjlh 233
XXXIX. Example of Two Contradictory /:fodilh 234
XL. Example of I:fadilh Said to be Invalidated
by Reason and Na?ar 236
XLI. Example of Two Contradictory I:fadilh
248
XLII. Example of Two Contradictory I:fadilh
250
XLIII. Example of Contradictory I:fadith
251
XUV. Example of Judgement on Rajm or
Lapidation Refuted by al-Qur'An
254
XLV. Example of the Judgment on Wa$iyyah or
will Injunction Refuted by al-Qur'an
256
XLVI. Example of Judgment on Marriage said
to be Refuted by al-Qur'an 257
XLVII.
Example of Contradictory I:fadith on
the Judgment of Ghusl on Friday 264
XLVIII.
Example of I:fadith Invalidated by
'lyon (Experience)
266
XLIX.
Example of /jodith Invalidated by
al-Quc'an
268
L.
Example of HadJ/h Invalidated by
al-Qur'an and Consensus 269
LI.
Example of an Incompatible /fad/Ih
(in Its Beginning and Ending) 270
LlI.
Example of J:ladith Invalidated by
al-Que'an and Reasoning 271
LIlI.
Example of Anthropormophic /fadi/Ii
Invalidated by ai-Que' an and Reasoning 276
LlY. Example of Anthropomorphic /jodith 278
LV. Example of Anthropomorphic Hadilll 279
LVI. Example of Anthropomorphic /jadith 280
LVII. Example of Anthropomorphic I:fadith 281
LVIlI. Example of Anthropomorphic !:fadit" 283
LlX. Example of Anthropomorphic /:fad/th 284
LX. Example of Anthropomorphic bad/th 284
LXI. Example of Anthropomorphic /:Iaditli 287
LXII. Example of Anthropomorphic Hadith 291
LXIlI. Example of Anthropomorphic !fadi/h 292
LXIV. Example of Anthropomorphic f/adith 294
LXV. Example of Hadi-th Invalidated by
Consensus and the Book 295
LXVI. Example of Two Contradictory Hadith 297
LXVII. Example of Two Contradictory Hadith 298
LXVIII. Example of Ifadith Invalidated by Na,?ar 299
LXIX. Example of Hadith Applied by the Rafi<;iites
to Accuse the Companions of
Muhammad as Infidels 304
LXX. Example of Hadi-th on Predestination 307
LXXI. Example of Ifadith Invalidated by Na,?ar
309
LXXII. Examples of Contradictory AbiidJth
that are Related to Prayer
310
LXXIII. Example of Contradictory Abiidflh
that are Related to Ablution
313
LXXIV. Example of Contradictory Ifadflh
316
LXXV.
Example of Contradictory !jadith
on Fasting 316
LXXVI. Example of Contradictory ljadith
on Fasting 317
LXXVII. Example of !jadith Invalidated by Na;ar 318
LXXVlIl. Example of ljadith Invalidated by
al-Qur'an from Two Perspectives 319
LXXIX. Example of !fadirh Invalidated by Na;ar 330
LXXX. Example of !jadith Invalidated by Na;ar 332
LXXXI. Example of Ijadith Vindicating
the Createdness of alQur'an 334
LXXXII. Example of lfadfth Invalidated
by Consensus 337
LXXXlIl. Example of Two Contradictory /:fadith
Related to the Children of the Polytheist 341
LXXXIV. Example of Contradictory lfadith 342
LXXXV. Example of I:fadith Invalidated by NOlar 347
LXXXVI. Example of Anthropormorphic Ijadith
Invalidated by al-Que'an and Consensus 349
LXXXVII. Example of I:fadith Invalidated by Na;or 356
LXXXVIII. Example of ljadith Invalidated by Na;ar
359
LXXXIX. Example of Contradictory l:fadith 367
XC. Example of Two Contradictory badith 369
XCI. Example of contradictory l:fadfth
372
XCII. Example of Contradictory l:fadith 379
XCIII. Example of l:fadith Invalidated by
aJQur'an
382
Xely.
Example of Contradictory l:fadith 389
XCv. Example of l:fadith Invalidated by
al-Qur'an and Reason
394
CVI. Example of l:fadith Invalidated
by al-Qur'an and Reason
400
XCVII. Example of fladilh Invalidated by Na;ar 406
XCVIIl. Example of Two Contradictory fladith 407
XCIX. Example of fladilh Invalidated by
Consensus and the Book 409
C.
Example of Jfadith Invalidated by Reason 410
Cl. Example of Two Contradictory ljadith 414
CIl. Example of Contradictory !jadith on
Drinking of Water 419
CIII. Example of Contradictory l:fadith
on Impure Water 421
CIY. Example of Contradictory /:Iadith on /faj} 422
CV. Example of J:ladith Invalidated by Reason 423
CVI. Example of Two Contradictory !jadith
on Transaction 427
CVIl. Example of Two Contradictory !jadith
on Menstruation 429
CVIII. Example of J:!adith Invalidated by Reason 430
CVIY. Example of Ejadith Invalidated by Na!-ar 433
Bibiliography 435