Muhkam and Mukhtalif ul Hadith

Question 1

What is the linguistic meaning of Muhkam?

Answer 1

Ismul mafool from ‘atqana’ meaning to make solid

Question 2

What is the technical meaning of Muhkam?

Answer 2

Safe and sound from a hadith which has a contradiction like it. There is no hadith similar to it with contradiction in the same matter.

Question 3

What is the linguistic meaning of Mukhtalif ul Hadith?

Answer 3

Ismul fail from ikhtilaf opposite of itifaq (unity). Those ahadith which contradict and differ. They differ in the meaning from one another and they contradict one another in meaning.

Question 4

What is the technical meaning of Mukhtalif ul Hadith?

Answer 4

That hadith has a contradiction with something similar to it with the possibility of gathering/reconciling between the two maqbool mukhtalif ahadith i.e. It is a sahih or hasan hadith where another hadith comes similar to it.

And the apparent meaning differs/contradicts with it.

And it is possible for the people of knowledge and sharp understanding that they gather evidences from both of them with an accepted procedure.

*Both have evidences for strength and rank and being accepted. Therefore reconcile or use accepted procedure.

Question 5

What to do when two hadeeths appear to conflict?

Answer 5

1. If it is possible to reconcile between the two then reconciling must be done and it is wajib ul amal.
2. If it is not possible to reconcile between the two then:
   -If one of them is nasikh, then it will be given preference and implemented and the mansookh will be left off.
   -If nasikh/mansookh is not known, then one is given preference over the other using one of the 50 methods of tarjih and then it is implemented.
   -Rarely, if one cannot be given preference over the other neither is implemented until one is given preference.