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ISLAMIC ARCHIVESGive It a Second Thought: Dealing with Apparently Problematic HadithsMuntasir Zaman
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2019
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Yaqeen Institute
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Muntasir Zaman
Language
English
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Paper
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Give It a Second Thought: Dealing with Apparently Problematic Hadiths

Muntasir Zaman in Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research

How do we understand hadiths that seem absurd, unscientific, impossible, or contradictory? Mufti Muntasir Zaman highlights broad guidelines that are to be kept in mind when dealing with narrations that are seemingly problematic.

Keywords: problematic hadith, mushkil al-hadith, hadith interpretation, hadith criticism

Archived 14 October 2026 · Source: Yaqeen Institute

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Zaman, Muntasir. Give It a Second Thought: Dealing with Apparently Problematic Hadiths. Yaqeen Institute. 2019. Archived 14 October 2026 in Islamic Internet Archives: Archive of Modern Islamic Thought. https://islamicarchives.org/works/yq-dealing-with-apparently-problematic-hadiths/