معرفت کلامی

Hadiths and Traditions, as one of the pillars of thaqalayn (“two treasures”), play an undeniable role in inferring, explaining and proving religious doctrines and defending them. However, some of these hadiths may be in conflict with other hadiths or definite rational propositions. This research aims to show how reasonable are the efforts of Allameh Abulhasan Sha’rani in providing suggestions to resolve the primitive contradictions between various religious hadiths or the contradiction between religious hadiths and rational approaches? Using a "descriptive-analytical" method, this article relies on the thoughts of Allameh Tabataba’i to critically agree or disagree with his suggestion. Allameh Sha’rani's suggestions for resolving the aforementioned contradictions are briefly as follows: preferring the hadith that agrees with the clear statement of reason or the Holy Qur'an, considering one of the contradicting hadiths as taqiyyah, disregarding vahed (singular) hadith when it contradicts motawater (successive) hadith, observing literary considerations, allegorical interpretation, paying attention to the purpose of the hadith (to establish agreement), takhsis and taqiid (determination of hadith). Allameh Tabataba’i agrees with some of Allameh Sha’rani's suggestions and does not agree with him in some others.