Suppose all we are told is that several narrators transmitted a report. Does that also tell us that those narrators are reliable? No.
Numbers tell us how many narrators there are. Their circumstances and qualities inform whether they can be trusted in transmitting reports.
A larger number alone is therefore not enough to decide acceptance.
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Acceptance and rejection: Maqbūl and Mardūd
Suppose all we are told is that several narrators transmitted a report. Does that also tell us that those narrators are reliable? No.
Numbers tell us how many narrators there are. Their circumstances and qualities inform whether they can be trusted in transmitting reports.
A larger number alone is therefore not enough to decide acceptance.