There is a consensus among the Shia and Sunni regarding the superiority of the Prophet Muhammad over the previous prophets. But, it is prohibited to give the Prophet Muhammad superiority over Moses based on some hadiths like "La Tufaddiluni ala Musa (Do not give me superiority over Moses)". Islamic traditions are not homogeneous on this issue and mostly in conflict with each other. How to remove the conflict between these traditions and the consensus among the Shia and Sunni? What are the common approaches among Muslim hadith scholars for analyzing these traditions? What is the main purpose of the Messenger of Allah by this tradition? The author of the present study divides the tradition concerning the prohibition of superiority into four and and make a review of them: typology of the tradition concerning the superiority of the prophets, an inner and outer conflict of the traditions concerning the prohibition of superiority, recognition and assessment of hadith scholars’ approaches in the analysis of the narratives, and finally a new theory on the subject.

Key Words: Superiority of the Prophets, Conflict of the Traditions, Hadith "La Tufaddiluni ala Musa (Do not give me superiority over Moses)", Interacting with the Jewish, the Prophet’s Conduct.

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