A muḍṭarib report is weak and rejected. If the iḍṭirāb is removed, it may become usable as evidence.
• A difference in wording alone is insufficient; both conditions in the definition matter.
• If reconciliation or preference becomes possible, this unresolved conflict no longer remains.
• Removing this defect is not identical to establishing every condition of soundness.
1. Usable as evidence: capable of supporting an argument, with other necessary conditions still considered.