LessonsMaḥfūẓ: The more reliable narrator's reportQuiz

In the stated case, both narrators are reliable, but one is stronger in accuracy of transmission.

Maḥfūẓ names the report of that stronger, more reliable narrator—not the report opposing it.

It is a label for the report, not merely for the narrator's fame.

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Which report receives the name?

Maḥfūẓ: The more reliable narrator's report

In the stated case, both narrators are reliable, but one is stronger in accuracy of transmission.

Maḥfūẓ names the report of that stronger, more reliable narrator—not the report opposing it.

It is a label for the report, not merely for the narrator's fame.