Shi`a Pajoohi

Shi`a Pajoohi

Evaluating the Theory of Disregarding Hadiths from Non-Shias Due to the Non-Authoritativeness of Single-Narrator Hadiths

Document Type : Original Article

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Assistant Professor, Department of Quranic and Hadith Sciences, Hazrat Masoumeh University, Qom, Iran
Abstract
A controversial issue among Muslim scholars is the validity of single-narrator reports (khabar al-wāḥid). Scholars have long debated whether such reports are valid and, if so, how their validity is justified. This question directly affects the issuance of religious rulings, the treatment of conflicting hadiths, and the application of such reports in non-jurisprudential contexts. This research employs a descriptive-analytic methodology. Evidence, including statements from both proponents and opponents of the validity of single-narrator reports and the alleged origins of both of these positions in consensus and religious texts, suggests that the disagreement is not fundamental. The rejection of hadiths that align with Sunni views and oppose the school of Ahl al-Bayt on the grounds of their single-narrator status implies that the Shiite theory of invalidity is partly a response to hadiths opposing those from Ahl al-Bayt. This historical context indicates that Shiite scholars' explicit positions might have led to their marginalization within the Islamic world.
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