Sunnah

Sense of Sunnah

Record the intended meaning and any ambiguity that changes how the claim should be assessed.

1. Does Sunnah here name an authoritative example, a transmitted practice, or the recommended status of an act? definition
2. What surrounding wording or explicit definition establishes that sense? provenance

Represented understanding

Record whose understanding is represented and exactly which example or practice is being claimed.

1. Which community, school, scholar, or source identifies this example as Sunnah? provenance
2. Which parts of the description are the claimed Sunnah, and which are accompanying custom, commentary, or legal inference? boundary

Example content

Record what was reportedly said, done, approved, or practised, with relevant circumstances.

1. What precise speech, action, approval, or practice is attributed to which exemplar? definition
2. Which details come directly from the evidence, and which were supplied by a later interpreter? provenance

Evidence path

Record identifiable supporting witnesses and their relationships without assuming that repetition provides independent corroboration.

1. Which inspectable reports, passages, or accounts of transmitted practice support this attribution? provenance
2. Do the witnesses differ in wording, conduct, circumstances, or transmission history in ways that affect the Sunnah claim? boundary

Qualified assessment

Record an assessor's conclusion, rationale, and whether it concerns a particular report, transmission route, or broader practice.

1. Who accepted, qualified, or rejected the attribution, and what reasons did they give? provenance
2. Does that assessment apply to this exact witness or to a different version or broader claim? boundary

Bounded confidence

State what the inspected evidence supports and which disagreements remain unresolved.

1. Which consulted authorities disagree, and is the disagreement about attribution, evidential method, or the content being attributed? boundary
2. What additional source or assessment must be inspected before the agent can strengthen its description? action

Normative inference

Record why an interpreter treats the example as guidance and what force they assign to it.

1. What reasoning treats this example as religious guidance rather than personal habit or a circumstance-specific act? definition
2. What normative classification does the named interpreter assign, and where is that reasoning documented? provenance

Interpretive reconciliation

Preserve stated restrictions, reconciliations, or claims of supersession together with their evidential basis.

1. Which other scriptural passages, reports, or practices are used to explain or limit this interpretation? provenance
2. Are differing examples understood as permitted variation, contextual differences, contradiction, or supersession, and by whom? boundary

Context match

Record the conditions under which the named interpretation regards the practice as applicable.

1. Which actor, purpose, circumstances, prerequisites, or exceptions determine whether this interpretation applies? boundary
2. Does the interpretation require the reported form itself, its stated purpose, or both, and what evidence supports that distinction? provenance

Qualified use

Specify whether the available record supports description, comparison, conditional guidance, or referral for further judgment.

1. What can the agent explain or suggest while accurately naming the tradition, evidence, and unresolved qualifications? action
2. Which unresolved contextual or interpretive issue requires further research or consultation before giving an application-specific answer? action

Kinds and varieties

Reported by the breadth pass; each item needs checking against its source before it becomes normative.

1. Which of these kinds and varieties hold for the sense of Sunnah this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance

Identifiers and schemes

Reported by the breadth pass; each item needs checking against its source before it becomes normative.

1. Which of these identifiers and schemes hold for the sense of Sunnah this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance

Standards and regulation

Reported by the breadth pass; each item needs checking against its source before it becomes normative.

1. Which of these standards and regulation hold for the sense of Sunnah this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance

Real-world use

Reported by the breadth pass; each item needs checking against its source before it becomes normative.

1. Which of these real-world use hold for the sense of Sunnah this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance

Typical measurements

Reported by the breadth pass; each item needs checking against its source before it becomes normative.

1. Which of these typical measurements hold for the sense of Sunnah this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance

Failure modes and hazards

Reported by the breadth pass; each item needs checking against its source before it becomes normative.

1. Which of these failure modes and hazards hold for the sense of Sunnah this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance

Regional variation

Reported by the breadth pass; each item needs checking against its source before it becomes normative.

1. Which of these regional variation hold for the sense of Sunnah this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance

Neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart

Reported by the breadth pass; each item needs checking against its source before it becomes normative.

1. Which of these neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart hold for the sense of Sunnah this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance