What may two chains carrying the fifty-thousand claim establish without overreach?
Narrator Criticism: Al-Mughīrah b. Saʿīd, Shaqīq and Jābir al-Juʿfī
- Consensus of two independent critics on authenticity of the collection
- Complete identification of every alleged teacher of Jābir
- Every chain for each claimed narration has become known
- Parallel evidence about attribution of the claim to Jābir