A transmitter must also have the competence to recognize which parts of a report are independent. Someone unfamiliar with the legal or interpretive role of a qualification may believe he is deleting surplus words, when those words actually determine the ruling.
Two questions guide the inquiry:
1. Did the selected passage convey an independent meaning in the complete report?
2. Did the deletion erase a condition, exception, or essential explanation?
The second question tests the first. Good intentions do not establish that an omission preserved the meaning. The integrity of the transmitted portion must be assessed on its actual wording. A sound isnād and a faithful rendering of the selected text are related, but distinct, critical concerns.