وَفِي بَعْضِهَا الْخَبَرُ الصَّادِقُ بِالْإِضَافَةِ عَلَى نَوْعَيْنِ
Truthful report is discussed under two main categories.
1. Mutawātir report: widespread transmission whose requisite conditions yield certainty.
2. The report of a messenger supported by a miracle: a distinct ground of authoritative information, based on proof of the messenger's truthfulness.
The epistemic grounds are different. Tawātur examines the pattern, independence, and circumstances of transmission; the report of a messenger involves a demonstration of prophetic authority. The present unit focuses on the first category in depth. The second begins in the next unit and should not be collapsed into a purely numerical account of transmission.