What is the correct implication of “fa-tabayyanū” for hadith transmission?
Trustworthy Transmission, the Report of a Fāsiq, and Responsible Narration
- Do not treat news from a compromised source as probative before verification
- A fāsiq’s report is conclusively false even before investigation
- The verse necessarily requires multiple narrators for accepting reports
- The command to verify concerns legal testimony alone, not hadith