1) To understand Islam’s political Sharia in the light of Quran and Sunnah, you can refer to the following thread:
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2) Ahadith and/or separate incidents and individual reports are not a source of any law because of certain inherent limitations with their nature of transmission, they are to be understood in the light of Quran and Sunnah, more can be read here:
– Following points might help you understand a bit about the Hadith Science:
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– To understand Hadith as a Source of Islamic Epistemology, please see:
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– To understand the Hadith Compilation and Collection, please see:
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3) As far as the walayat or specific rank of imamat is concerned, Ghamidi Sahab has categorized it as Bidat, for details please see:
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