Majhūl al-ḥāl is a narrator from whom at least two people transmit, but for whom no attestation of reliability from an imam is reported.
• Two or more people transmit from him.
• No scholarly attestation of his reliability is reported.
• Transmission by two people and an imam’s attestation are different things.
An increased number of transmitters should therefore not automatically be treated as an attestation of reliability.
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Unknown narrators: identity and standing
Majhūl al-ḥāl is a narrator from whom at least two people transmit, but for whom no attestation of reliability from an imam is reported.
• Two or more people transmit from him.
• No scholarly attestation of his reliability is reported.
• Transmission by two people and an imam’s attestation are different things.
An increased number of transmitters should therefore not automatically be treated as an attestation of reliability.