Traditions enjoy a high status from different aspects, particularly due to their elucidating role for Quranic teachings. However one of the issues concerning these traditions is the contradictions that is seen between different sets of hadiths. this deficiency is the result of many events in the history of hadith narration of which the following can be mentioned: hadith forgery, narrating the meaning of the hadith,loss of its context, weakness of memories and perception of some of the narrators, alteration and distortion and dissimulation. Dealing with these contradictions have always been of great concern to eminent traditionists, classifying them in two groups: real and ostensible. F or the former they tried to find a solution and for the latter they gave a comprehensive meaning comprising both sides.
Muhammad Baqer Majlesi in Behar while encountering real contradictions has chosen different approaches: when the two sides were of equal value, he either chose to suspend judgrnent(tawaquf) or have option between the two sides(takhyir). Although not indicating his criteria for choosing one of these solutions, in the field of juridical traditions, he usually chooses the second soltution while in that of dogmatic traditions, his choice is the first one. In other fields, he has favored one of the two sides considering evidences from Quran, traditions, traditional fame and some features in the chain of narrators such as weakness and personal motives of the narrators. He rarely-not finding any reason for preference- has discarded both sides. However almost in all the cases, his precision in avoiding discard is significant. Actually, by deniying the existence of real contradiction he tries to accept both sides and consider their meaning and when rarely accepting its occurance acts with great caution.
Faqihizadeh, A., & khurami Ejlali, Z. (2009). The proved traditional contradictions in "Behar al-Anwar". Researches of Quran and Hadith Sciences, 6(1), 67-83. doi: 10.22051/tqh.2009.3418
MLA
Abdolhadi Faqihizadeh; Zahra khurami Ejlali. "The proved traditional contradictions in "Behar al-Anwar"". Researches of Quran and Hadith Sciences, 6, 1, 2009, 67-83. doi: 10.22051/tqh.2009.3418
HARVARD
Faqihizadeh, A., khurami Ejlali, Z. (2009). 'The proved traditional contradictions in "Behar al-Anwar"', Researches of Quran and Hadith Sciences, 6(1), pp. 67-83. doi: 10.22051/tqh.2009.3418
VANCOUVER
Faqihizadeh, A., khurami Ejlali, Z. The proved traditional contradictions in "Behar al-Anwar". Researches of Quran and Hadith Sciences, 2009; 6(1): 67-83. doi: 10.22051/tqh.2009.3418
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