How should al-Nawawī’s discussion of solitary reports be handled here?
The Meeting Condition in Muʿanʿan Hadith: Muslim’s Rejoinder and Route Comparison
- There was never any disagreement on acting on solitary reports
- Separate practical authority from epistemic certainty, without attributing Nawawī’s analysis to Muslim
- Every solitary report necessarily produces immediate certainty without evaluation
- Muslim personally detailed all juristic disagreements here