Are there examples of conflict between the Mursal Hadith narrated by Az-Zuhri (free of weakness except for the lack of a complete chain of transmission) and the Sahih Hadith?
The issue of conflict between Az-Zuhri’s marasīl (reports with a missing link in the chain of narration) and established aḥādīth is discussed in specialized research.
An example of this is Az-Zuhri’s narration concerning the diyah (blood money) of Ahl al-Dhimmah (protected non-Muslims), stating that it was equal to that of a Muslim, and that this was during the time of the Prophet (peace be upon him) and the Rightly Guided Caliphs. This is contradicted by the ḥadīth of Abdullah ibn Amr from the Prophet (peace be upon him): «The diyah for the blood-money of a disbeliever is half the diyah for the blood-money of a believer», which is a ḥasan (good) ḥadīth.
Another example: What is narrated from Az-Zuhri that the Prophet (peace be upon him) gave a share of spoils to a group of Jews who fought alongside him. This is contradicted by the established ḥadīth of Aisha that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said to someone who wanted to fight with him while being a polytheist: «Go back, for I will not seek assistance from a polytheist.» Al-Hafiz Ibn Hajar commented: "It is an indefinite noun in the context of negation, so whoever claims aخصص (specification/exception) needs proof." This issue is among the matters of scholarly disagreement.
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