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Of course, if the traditions in apparent contrast with Quran are not opposed by other traditions, some people may use them for the interpretation of Allah’s Book, leaving the face of the Quran. However, it is not the case if there are other opposing traditions since the proof of a tradition is lost due to the contradiction to other traditions and therefore there remains no proof for rejecting the face of the Quran.

The Holy Prophet (a.s) says in this regard: “Compare my traditions with the Word of Allah. If it was in accord with the Quran, (you will find out that) it is really my statement.” (1) C) Shia jurisprudents refer to traditions quoted from the for proving the rulings of ablution, like other rulings.

Based on Thaqalayn tradition (i.e., Hadith of two precious things) and other traditions, they not only take traditions from the (a.s) as proof but also prefer them to other traditions, as acknowledged by some Sunni scholars.

For instance, when Hakim Nayshapuri speaks of the most valid documents and the best narrator chains, he mentions some of the but first of all he says: (2) “The most valid tradition narrated from the (a.s) is Ja’far Ibn Muhammad (Imam Sadiq) from his father (Imam Baqir), from Ja’far’s grandfather (Imam Sajjad) from Ali (a.s), provided that the narrator from Ja’far is a trustee.”(3) About the document of the famous tradition known as Salsalat Al-Dhahab (Golden Chain) (4) narrated by Imam Reza (a.s), from his father from his grandfathers from the Messenger of Allah (a.s), Ahmad Ibn Hanbal says, “If this document is read to an insane, he will be surely healed.”(5) Our emphasis here is on the traditions quoted by the Sunni, but some of the traditions quoted by the (a.s) from the Holy Prophet are mentioned, too.

Our purpose is for our Sunni brothers in this age to know, like their great scholars in the first centuries after the emergence of Islam, that these rulings are not especially for the Shia; rather they can be obtained through their hadith sources. Also some of the , their followers and some others who are accepted by both the Sunni and the Shia believe in these rulings and verdicts, too.

It is hoped that these scientific discussions make the two Islamic sects approach each other, preventing the adversaries of Islam and the Quran from enjoying their differences.