A mawḍūʿ report is fabricated and falsely attributed to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. Once that false attribution is established, it is not accepted as an authentic prophetic report, regardless of the eloquence or apparently edifying nature of its wording.
«فَالْقِسْمُ الْأَوَّلُ وَهُوَ الطَّعْنُ بِكَذِبِ الرَّاوِي فِي الْحَدِيثِ النَّبَوِيِّ ﷺ هُوَ الْمَوْضُوعُ»
The first cause, lying in prophetic transmission, leads to the category of fabricated report.
Key distinction: A weak report lacks the required evidentiary conditions; fabrication involves a falsely created attribution. Not every weak report is fabricated, and a morally attractive statement cannot acquire prophetic authority merely through good content.