Part of Concepts of Ahl as-Sunnah (series completed)
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Summary of Sunni concepts | Concept (462) | Conclusive proof
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A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.
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Definitive in authenticity (qat'i al-thubut).
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This refers to that which is established with certainty, not mere conjecture.
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Thus, the Noble Qur'an is definitive in its authenticity.
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Likewise, mutawatir hadiths are definitive in their authenticity.
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For the mutawatir is that which is established by way of certainty.
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Because its definition is:
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That which has been transmitted by a group from a group,
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From the beginning of the chain of narration to its end,
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In a manner where it is habitually impossible for them to have conspired to lie.
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The requirement of definitive authenticity for creedal texts—
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Such as the requirement that a hadith be mutawatir—
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Is an error used by innovators to reject solitary (ahad) hadiths in matters of creed,
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Even if those hadiths are authentic (sahih).
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By doing so, many matters of belief are rendered void,
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Matters which can only be established through solitary (ahad) reports,
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Yet upon which the Ahl al-Sunnah have reached a consensus.