Majhūl al-ʿayn is a narrator who is named but whose person remains insufficiently known, with only one pupil transmitting from him.
• His name is stated.
• Only one person transmits from him.
• Merely supplying a name does not necessarily remove jahālah.
His report is unreliable unless his reliability is established through some means.
1. Tawthīq: scholarly attestation of a narrator’s reliability.
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Unknown narrators: identity and standing
Majhūl al-ʿayn is a narrator who is named but whose person remains insufficiently known, with only one pupil transmitting from him.
• His name is stated.
• Only one person transmits from him.
• Merely supplying a name does not necessarily remove jahālah.
His report is unreliable unless his reliability is established through some means.
1. Tawthīq: scholarly attestation of a narrator’s reliability.