<![CDATA[This study examines traces of Sunni–Shiʿa polarization within hadith transmission chains following the Battle of Siffin (37 AH), focusing on how the criteria of jarḥ wa taʿdīl shaped historical narratives and distinct hadith canons. The research aims to analyze how narrator criticism functioned not merely as a technical assessment of reliability and integrity but also as a reflection of sectarian and political biases in the post-Rashidun period. Employing a qualitative historical-critical approach, the study analyzes primary sanad sources from Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī (Sunni) and Al-Kāfī (Shiʿa), with particular attention to controversial transmitters such as Zurarah b. Aʿyun, regarded as thiqah in Shiʿa scholarship but classified as rafiḍī or even matrūk in Sunni criticism. The findings reveal that sectarian polarization significantly influenced hadith methodology: Sunni scholars prioritized uninterrupted chains and the presumed integrity of the Companions, while Shiʿa scholars relied on the authoritative reports of the infallible Imams. The study concludes that jarḥ wa taʿdīl operated as an ideological filter that produced divergent hadith canons. These findings enrich comparative hadith epistemology and support contemporary reconciliation efforts through a maqāṣid al-sharīʿah framework, particularly relevant to Islamic scholarly dialogue in Indonesia.]]>
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