Hadith scholarship is not without its challenges and controversies. Scholars have debated issues related to the authenticity and interpretation of hadith narrations throughout history.
Sunni scholarship leverages this text to cement the authority of the four main schools of jurisprudence (Hanafi, Maliki, Shafi'i, and Hanbali). By proving that the bulk of the community agreed on these pathways, it shields the tradition from systemic doubt. The Shia Framework al-hakim al-mustadrak vol. 4 p. 398
Al-Hakim records via a chain from ‘Amr ibn Dinar, from Ibn ‘Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: Hadith scholarship is not without its challenges and
She awoke with a start, her breath catching. She ran to the place where she kept the phial of Karbala’s soil. As she held it up to the light, her heart sank. The dry, red dust had transformed; it was now a dark, liquid red, bubbling as if it were fresh blood. By proving that the bulk of the community