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Of course, if the traditions in apparent contrast with Qur’an are not opposed by other traditions, some people may use them for the interpretation of Allah’s Book, leaving the face of Qur’an. 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 Qur’an.

The Holy Prophet (a.s) says in this regard: إعْرِضوا حَديثِي على كِتابِ اللهِ فإنْ وافَقَهُ فهُوَ مِنيّ وأنا قُلْتُه. “Compare my traditions with the Word of Allah. If it was in accord with Qur’an, (you will find out that) it is really my statement.”[^1] C) Shi’a jurisprudents refer to traditions quoted from the for proving the rulings of ablution, like other rulings.

Based on Thaqalayn tradition 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 trustee.”[^3] About the document of the famous tradition known as Salsalat Al-Dhahab (Golden Chain)[^4] narrated by Imam Riza (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 at the first centuries after the emergence of Islam, that these rulings are not especially for the Shi’a; rather they can be obtained through the traditions of themselves. Also some of the , their followers and some others who are accepted by both the Sunni and the Shi’a 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 Qur’an from enjoying their differences.