الشافي
كلمة (الشافي) في اللغة اسم فاعل من الشفاء، وهو البرء من السقم،...
Preference based on the chain of transmission
(التَّرْجِيحُ مِنْ جِهَةِ السَّنَد)
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التعريف
To give preference to one report over another, because its chain of transmission is more solid. This has many types, some of which are due to the narrator’s accuracy and memory, while others are due to the fact that a narrator of one hadith is reporting a case in which he himself was involved, and others have different reasons.