Which definition correctly describes ikhtiṣār al-ḥadīth?
Hadith Abbreviation, Narration by Meaning, and Unfamiliar Vocabulary
- Quoting a portion whose meaning is not governed by what was omitted
- Rewriting a report freely in one’s own words
- Deleting the final sentences of every long report
- Shortening only a sound hadith’s chain while retaining its text