Calling a report ẓannī al-thubūt does not automatically mean rejecting it. Nor does the label mashhūr or ʿazīz automatically establish its acceptance.
Acceptance also involves examining the narrators' circumstances and required qualities. Those details are a separate topic.
For example, “It is gharīb, so it must be rejected” is not a valid conclusion. Gharīb describes narrator numbers, not a rejection decision.
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The ruling on Mashhūr, ʿAzīz and Gharīb
Calling a report ẓannī al-thubūt does not automatically mean rejecting it. Nor does the label mashhūr or ʿazīz automatically establish its acceptance.
Acceptance also involves examining the narrators' circumstances and required qualities. Those details are a separate topic.
For example, “It is gharīb, so it must be rejected” is not a valid conclusion. Gharīb describes narrator numbers, not a rejection decision.