Keep three tests separate:
1. Is the transmitter honest?
2. Can that transmitter preserve and convey precise chains and wording?
3. How does this particular report compare with other evidence?
Success on the first test does not automatically settle the others. That is why personally trustworthy people could remain unsuitable for hadith transmission.
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Isnād as Part of Religion: Transmitter Competence, Fitnah, and Connected Transmission
Keep three tests separate:
1. Is the transmitter honest?
2. Can that transmitter preserve and convey precise chains and wording?
3. How does this particular report compare with other evidence?
Success on the first test does not automatically settle the others. That is why personally trustworthy people could remain unsuitable for hadith transmission.