and peace be upon him:

“The deceased is punished because of his family’s weeping over him,”

by citing the words of Allah Most High:

“No bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another.” [al-An‘ām: 164]

She also opposed their reports that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, addressed the people in the well on the day of Badr, by citing His words:

“You cannot make the dead hear.” [al-Naml: 80]

It is said in reply: The answer has two aspects.

First: We did not object to their countering one text with another. Rather, we objected to their countering the texts with their reason alone. Texts do not contradict one another in reality, except in matters of command and prohibition, where one text abrogates another. Reports, however, cannot contradict one another.

If, however, we suppose that a person finds two reports or two commands apparently conflicting—one general and the other specific—and gives precedence to the specific over the general, he knows that they do not contradict one another in