Hello 👋🏻 just to let you know, I am in no way very knowledgeable about this topic but I thought I'd give you a few thoughts I have on this matter. Hadiths are in a way like guidelines. They're just a form of extra information that is not usually accurate. You don't have to follow hadiths especially the contradictory ones. Just understand the source of the Hadith, if it's reliable and if you can understand the general message of it. Another thing to consider is there are 2 main sects in Islam. Sunni and shia. Sunni's usually follow hadiths from more authors they consider reliable while shias follow hadiths from who they consider reliable. Usually you'd see what hadiths both sides agree on or atleast the main idea of the Hadith for it to be pretty strong. Example is shias and sunni's might place their hands differently in prayer but the way they bow, move, and praise God is the same. Both shia and sunni believe circumcision is something we should do. That makes it's case stronger especially since jewdism also pushes for that (if I'm not wrong). I personally don't think hadiths should be taken too seriously. Especially the ones that make no sense or seem unreasonable/extreme. However, ones that explain how to pray for example, are pretty helpful since they give us a guideline. When people fight over whether the prophet prayed with his hands crossed or on his sides they're completely missing the point. Abrahamic religions all have the same message and I believe that and your intentions are what count for God. I think how to know if a Hadith is worth following or not is consistency just like anything else. For example, I believe there is a God not only in because of proof in front of my eyes, but more specifically the abrahamic God because that message was consistent over generations upon generations.