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alone in narrating it, it was discarded. A saying which was
contradictory to reason or a known principle of law was rejected
A quotation which was contradictory to the teaching of

the Holy Koran was classified as being grounds for rejection.

A tradition contradicting the universally accepted sayings

of the Holy Prophet Muhammad, praise and peace be upon him,
was rejected.

From the aforementioned, it is apparent that the Masters of the
Science of Hadith approached the subject in various ways

and developed it into a system of philosophy.

The narrators had certain qualifications which were known to
the listeners. Not all the people collected the Ahadith and
those who did would not be heard unless their good character