What is NOT established merely by identifying the kunyas of Muḥammad ibn al-Sāʾib al-Kalbī?
Narrator Anonymity: Wuḥdān, Mubham, Majhūl al-ʿAyn and Mastūr
- A person can have several designations
- A label can potentially be matched across routes
- Alternative names may generate confusion
- His integrity and precision are necessarily established