A trustworthy non-mudallis might have met his teacher, but no prior hearing is independently established. Which contrast accurately states Muslim’s and Nawawī’s arguments?
The Meeting Condition in Muʿanʿan Hadith: Muslim’s Rejoinder and Route Comparison
- Both declare it conclusively connected and free of all other defects
- Muslim universally requires the formula ḥaddathanā for every ʿan-report
- Muslim does not equate an undocumented meeting with proven disconnection; Nawawī distinguishes stronger probability from bare possibility and favors established meeting
- Nawawī treats every trustworthy solitary report as mutawātir