Exonerating the Distinguished Jurists

Adbul-Hakim al-Matroudi is a visiting professor of Arabic in the Near and Middle East Department at SOAS.

• PrefaceIntroduction1. Translation of Rafʿ al-Malām ʿan al-Aʾimma al-Aʿlām 2. Reasons behind the Divergence of a Scholar's Opinion from a Hadith3. The Opinions of Scholars and the Question of Error4. Can a Scholar who Fails to Adhere to the Implications of a Text be Chastened?5. The Purpose of Threats of Punishment within Textual Evidence6. The Implications of Categorical and Probable Hadiths7. General and Specific Threats of Punishment8. Categorical Proof and the Threat of Punishment9. Threat(s) of Punishment in Case of Difference of Opinion10. Conclusion