اجمال و تبيين در روايات

Brevity and Delineation in Traditions

A mong the significant issues in Fiqh al Hadith (science of traditions) to he taken into consideration is the relation between brevity and delineation in traditions. The foremost principle concerning traditions is their explicitness and non brevity. However, for some reasons many of the traditions enjoy a kind of brevity, which may. be categorically divided into two types of substantial and accidental. Each of the above types includes other subdivisions which are dealt with in the present article, while the most important ways of explaining brevity are touched upon as well.