A supporting report does not become a shāhid merely because its words differ.
• If the Companion is the same and the meaning agrees, it can be a mutābiʿ even when the wording differs.
• With different Companions, a shāhid still requires agreement in meaning.
Two unrelated statements from different Companions are not supporting reports for each other merely because the Companions differ.
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A supporting report does not become a shāhid merely because its words differ.
• If the Companion is the same and the meaning agrees, it can be a mutābiʿ even when the wording differs.
• With different Companions, a shāhid still requires agreement in meaning.
Two unrelated statements from different Companions are not supporting reports for each other merely because the Companions differ.