A mashhūr report and an ʿazīz report conflict in meaning. Which is preferred in the comparison taught in this lesson?

The ruling on Mashhūr, ʿAzīz and Gharīb

• ʿAzīz, because it has fewer narrators.
• Mashhūr, because the stated conflict condition is present.
• Neither over the other, because their general ruling is shared.