Answer to the Contradiction of Ibn ،Abbās Interpretive Narrations, Case Study of Interpretive Narrations about Fasting Verses

Abdullāh Ibn ،Abbās is one of the well-known companions of the Prophet Muḥammad (pbuh) and outstanding exegetist. His popularity in the realm of interpretation has led to his attribution to narration of untruthful and contradictory traditions, like fasting traditions. Based on library method and data analysis, this research has unraveled the contradiction of fasting traditions; which some parts of them are related to abrogation and non – abrogation of verse 184 of Sūrah al-Baqarah (The Cow) and some are about breaking fast and not-breaking while traveling and has concluded that traditions denoting non – abrogation of aforesaid verse and traditions denoting necessity of breaking fast while traveling, are preferred because of the congruency with the context, philologist's opinion, preponderance of traditions the most to the least etc. Meanwhile, based on %80 conformity of Ibn ،Abbās interpretive narrations with Imāms (pbut) traditions, his accordant ideological - political position in defense of Imāms (pbut) and also Ibn ،Abbās affirmation, himself, about learning to Imām ،Alī (p.b.u.h), present an independent criterion – as one of the external preponderant(s) – to solve this contradiction that is his narrations conformity with Imāms traditions (pbut).