\n How I can extract the true meanings from a translation?
\n How I can extract the true meanings from a translation? \n The true meanings and essence of Masoom\u2019s tradition is important, rather than putting emphasis on technicalities of Arabic grammar, see for example: \n “ I asked abu \u2018Abdallah -asws , When I hear a Hadith from you, l like to narrate it without any addition or omission but, sometimes, I cannot recall all your words exactly, Imam -asws asked, Do you do it on purpose to create doubts in people\u2019s minds?
I replied, \u2018no, I do not (have this intention). Imam -asws asked, \u2018Do you narrated our Hadith without any addition or omission in its true meanings and essence? I replied, yes, I do.
Imam -asws said ” then there is no harm in doing so\u2019” [44] \n And \n “I asked (Imam) abu \u2018Abdallah -asws , \u2018I hear your Hadith and I want to narrate to others but I do not remember the exact words when describing to others.\u2019 Imam -asws asked, “Do you do it on purpose?” He said, “No, I do not do it intentionally.” The Imam -asws asked, “Do you keep its real meanings?” He said, “Yes, I keep its real meanings.” The Imam -asws said, ” Then it is appropriate.” [45] \n What If I was given a wrong reference to a Hadith?
\n “Amir-ul-momaneen -asws said upon presenting our Hadith, you must mention the name of the person from whom you have originally heard it.\u00a0 Thus, if the Hadith is true then you will get the reward (for narrating it) but if it is false, then he will be held responsible for attributing a lie to us. [46] \n “Abu \u2018Abdallah -asws said, \u2018You must write down (Hadith) and spread our knowledge among your brethren. Upon your death, your children will inherit your books.
A time will come when people will face chaos and they will find no comfort anywhere else but within these books.\u2019” [47] \n “I said to abu Ja\u2018far -asws , \u2018May Allah take my soul in your service, our shaikhs have narrated Hadith from Imam abu Ja\u2018far -asws and from Imam abu \u2018Abdallah -asws and at that time because of fear Taqiyah, concealment was sever. They concealed their books and did not narrate Ahadith from them.
When they died their books came to us.\u2019” Can we narrate those Ahadith? The Imam -asws said, “You may narrate from them because they contain the truth.” [48] \n What Shall I do when I am faced with the conflicting traditions?