Our example mentioned three names: Sufyan, Malik and Yahya ibn Sa'id.
But it showed parts of two chains:
• Sufyan transmitting from Yahya ibn Sa'id.
• Malik transmitting from Yahya ibn Sa'id.
Three names do not make three ṭuruq.
Narrator count concerns people; the count of ṭuruq concerns distinct chains of the Hadith.
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Ṭarīq and Ṭuruq: Chains of One Hadith
Our example mentioned three names: Sufyan, Malik and Yahya ibn Sa'id.
But it showed parts of two chains:
• Sufyan transmitting from Yahya ibn Sa'id.
• Malik transmitting from Yahya ibn Sa'id.
Three names do not make three ṭuruq.
Narrator count concerns people; the count of ṭuruq concerns distinct chains of the Hadith.