Effects of recognizing the governmental

commands in hadith comprehension

Hossein Mohaqqeqian¹

Muhammad Kazem Rahman-stayesh²

Hadith comprehension, as well as resolution of conceptual contradiction is gained when the purpose and circumstance of hadith issuance are correctly explained. At first Islamic governmental commands were issued during the rule of the Prophet (s.a.w) and Imam Ali (a.s), the Commander of the Faithful, proportioned with the needs and condition of the community , as well as the audience of that era. These commands (and ordinances) should, in the first step, be recognized. In the second step, and based on analyzing these hadiths, these command (and ordinances) can be applicable, under certain conditions, to other eras and audiences. Recognition of this kind of hadiths has a remarkable effect on comprehending certain traditions and also in resolving the contraction among many hadtihs that refer to the ordinances.

Keywords: hadith comprehension, governmental command, contradiction among hadiths.

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Criticism about Ismā'īl ibn Marrār

Fariba Rezazadeh Kahnaki³

Mahdi Taqizadeh Tabari⁴

The present study aims distinguishing Ismā'īl ibn Marrār from his namesakes among other hadith authorities, and intends to discover whether or not he is reliable. This way it will become clear for the experts (in hadith sciences) whether the numerous hadiths quoted from him in the Four Books, which amount to 200 hadiths, are authentic or not. Having applied an analytical-comparative method and having benefited from existing evidences this article deals with