Suppose two accepted reports are being discussed. On one occasion, their narrators' qualities are compared; on another, their meanings are compared. These are not the same consideration.
The consideration on which a classification is based is called its iʿtibār (اعتبار).
Here there are three bases, not merely three names of accepted-report categories.
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Three bases for classifying accepted Hadith
Suppose two accepted reports are being discussed. On one occasion, their narrators' qualities are compared; on another, their meanings are compared. These are not the same consideration.
The consideration on which a classification is based is called its iʿtibār (اعتبار).
Here there are three bases, not merely three names of accepted-report categories.