A named narrator has one known pupil but is credibly authenticated. Which statement is correct?
Narrator Anonymity: Wuḥdān, Mubham, Majhūl al-ʿAyn and Mastūr
- A single pupil nullifies every authentication
- He must be classified as mubham
- The one-pupil pattern remains, but does not itself require rejection
- His chain is necessarily mutawātir