Which distinction between ṣaḥīḥ li-ghayrihi and ḥasan li-ghayrihi is correct?
Innovation, Defective Retention, Ikhtilāṭ and Ḥasan li-Ghayrihi
- Both are necessarily fabricated reports
- They differ only in a narrator’s name
- Ḥasan li-ghayrihi is necessarily mutawātir
- Ṣaḥīḥ li-ghayrihi strengthens a ḥasan li-dhātihi report, whereas ḥasan li-ghayrihi elevates a mildly weak report