The mashhūr conditions hold, but narrator numbers differ between generations. Under the narrower use of mustafīḍ, which statement is correct?

Mashhūr Hadith and the Two Uses of Mustafīḍ

• It remains mashhūr, but is not mustafīḍ in that narrower sense.
• The unequal numbers mean it is no longer mashhūr either.
• The differing numbers make it mustafīḍ in that narrower sense.