Criticizing the Theory of Authenticity of Single-Narrator Ḥadīth Regarding Human Life

The importance of the authenticity of single-narrator ḥadīth, or it's nonauthenticity, regarding "human life" is due to two points: first, the behavior of the divine about the necessity of the observation of precaution regarding "human life", which is one of the given principles of Sharī'ah, and second: the fact that the jurist's opinions in some cases of the unprotected (outlaw) - which are the most explicit case in "human life" issue – are totally based upon the single-narrator tradition. Therefore, it is very vital to discuss authenticity scopes of the single-narrator tradition and see if it is backed by any comprehensive argument so that could embrace "human life" momentous issue. Answering this question compelled the authors to make a deep reflection and immense investigation through the pertinent arguments. This paper, through an analytical-descriptive method and along with a problem-oriented approach comes to this result that ýsingle-narrator traditions are not reliable where "human life" concerns. Invoking to the sane's conduct, necessity of taking heed regarding "human life", and observing the mechanism of the maqāṣid-based (objectives-based) fiqh, are parts of the chosen evidences of the authors.