rather, its ruling is like that of the Prophetic ḥadīths and the sacred ḥadīths, as tawātur is not a condition for them, even though some of them are mutawātir, like this one, as it was narrated by five or more Companions as previously mentioned. Then the one referred to said: "And 'we see,' in the ḥadīth - with the nūn pronounced with ḍammah - means we think, and conjecture is the opposite of certainty, and it may be certainty with context, which is not present here." So I say: this is based on the condition mentioned in the abrogated recitation, which is invalid as you know, and what is built on falsehood is false. From what has been previously mentioned, you learn that supporting his view with what he quoted from the ḥāfiẓ regarding the interpretation of their mentioned conjecture - does not benefit him at all, because the ḥāfiẓ mentioned it among the possibilities in interpreting some ḥadīths, and did not rely on it, but rather relied on the other which was previously quoted from him, and criticized it by saying: "it is among those whose recitation was abrogated decisively, even though its ruling continues." He supported it with the ḥadīth of Abū Mūsá and the ḥadīth of Jābir, so I do not know how this referred person ignored it, especially when there are other preceding ḥadīths that instill certainty in the soul that the ḥadīth was part of the Qurʾān and then its recitation was abrogated. In my opinion, he was not aware of them, and if he had been aware, he would not have said what he said, otherwise his statement indicates a poor state. We ask Allāh for safety. This discussion led me to investigate the ḥadīth "The elderly man and woman if they commit adultery," because it is among the well-known abrogated recitations among scholars, and I followed that with what the ḥāfiẓ mentioned about the Companions regarding abrogated recitation, so that the referred person and others who investigate ḥadīths may know that knowledge and understanding in the book and the sunnah is one thing, and the profession of investigating ḥadīths is another. And Allāh is the one whose help is sought.