The aim of compilation is not quantity alone but disciplined selection, preservation of chains, and arrangement that assists comprehension and inference.
Mastering fewer sound reports benefits the nonspecialist, while comparing numerous routes chiefly helps someone trained to assess chains and defects.
The next passage states Imam Muslim’s plan: classification of reports and transmitters, and the reasons repetition may sometimes be necessary.
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The Muqaddimah’s Aim: Mastery, Selection, and Critical Comparison
The aim of compilation is not quantity alone but disciplined selection, preservation of chains, and arrangement that assists comprehension and inference.
Mastering fewer sound reports benefits the nonspecialist, while comparing numerous routes chiefly helps someone trained to assess chains and defects.
The next passage states Imam Muslim’s plan: classification of reports and transmitters, and the reasons repetition may sometimes be necessary.