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There are two ways in which jarh and ta'dil with respect to a given transmitter of hadiths can conflict:
There are two ways in which jarh and ta'dil with respect to a given transmitter of hadiths can conflict:


* Sometimes the jarh and the ta'dil can be reconciled:
1.Sometimes the jarh and the ta'dil can be reconciled:
** One or more scholars of [[rijal]] have maintained jarh of a transmitter of hadiths in one respect, and maintained his or her ta'dil in another respect.
* One or more scholars of [[rijal]] have maintained jarh of a transmitter of hadiths in one respect, and maintained his or her ta'dil in another respect.
** Jarh and ta'dil are pertained to one and the same aspect of the transmitter's character, but they belong to two different periods of his or her life.
* Jarh and ta'dil are pertained to one and the same aspect of the transmitter's character, but they belong to two different periods of his or her life.
* Sometimes the conflict is genuine:
2.Sometimes the conflict is genuine:
** The conflict between jarh and ta'dil is in the work of the same scholar of rijal. In this case, if the conflict is the result of the scholar's new research, then his latest view should be relied on. Otherwise, one had better reconcile the conflicting views by the scholar, and if this is not feasible, one should suspend judgment on the merits of his view until new pieces of evidence gives preference to either of jarh and ta'dil.
* The conflict between jarh and ta'dil is in the work of the same scholar of rijal. In this case, if the conflict is the result of the scholar's new research, then his latest view should be relied on. Otherwise, one had better reconcile the conflicting views by the scholar, and if this is not feasible, one should suspend judgment on the merits of his view until new pieces of evidence gives preference to either of jarh and ta'dil.
** The conflict is between two or more scholars of rijal. There are a number of views about what to do in this case, but the majority of scholars agree that if a transmitter of [[hadiths]] is considered as unreliable by one or two scholars and is considered as reliable by the same number of scholars or even more, then one should prefer the belief in the unreliability, that is, jarh is preferable to ta'dil.
* The conflict is between two or more scholars of rijal. There are a number of views about what to do in this case, but the majority of scholars agree that if a transmitter of [[hadiths]] is considered as unreliable by one or two scholars and is considered as reliable by the same number of scholars or even more, then one should prefer the belief in the unreliability, that is, jarh is preferable to ta'dil.


==Conditions of Adjudicators of Jarh and Ta'dil==
==Conditions of Adjudicators of Jarh and Ta'dil==
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