A Critical Inspection Study of Ibn Al-Ahdal’s Book Iddat Al-Mansukh min Al-Hadith ala ma Akhbara bihi Ba‘dh Ahl Al-Hadith (Methods for Identifying Abrogated Ḥadiths According to Select Hadith Scholars)

Abstract

This study presents a critical review of (Husain bin Abdulrahman bin Mohammed bin Ali’s) known as Ibn Al-Ahdal’s book Iddat Al-Mansukh min Al-Hadith ala ma Akhbara bihi Ba‘dh Ahl Al-Hadih (Methods for Identifying Abrogated Hadiths According to Select Hadith Scholars) by,. The work constitutes an abridgement of Imam Abu Al-Faraj Abdulrahman bin Ali Al-Jawzī’s Akhbar Ahl Al-Rusukh fi Al-Fiqh wa Al-Hadith bi Miqdar Al-Mansukh min Al-Hadith (Reports from the Deeply Rooted Scholars in Jurisprudence and Hadith Concerning the Scope of Abrogated Hadiths). Ibn Al-Ahdal refined and condensed, this source with supplementary benefits and preferred opinions. The study comprises two sections. Section one introduces Ibn Al-Ahdal and his work. Section two comprises the critical review. Findings indicate a significant distinction between abrogation and considerations of generality/specificity or reconciliation of apparent contradictions. The study identifies 99 rulings reportedly subject to abrogation. Of these, consensus confirms abrogation for 27 rulings; widespread acceptance of abrogation without dissent exists for 8 rulings; abrogation remains disputed by opponents for 13 rulings; isolated opinions advocating abrogation exist for 2 rulings; and 48 rulings lack fulfillment of the necessary conditions for abrogation.