⦗29⦘ and His words: “The vanguard—the earliest of the Emigrants and the Helpers—and those who followed them with excellence: Allah is pleased with them and they are pleased with Him” (al-Tawbah 9:100).

Therefore, a mubham report remains in suspense until the identity of the unnamed transmitter is clarified, except when the person is a Companion—may Allah be pleased with them—for an anonymous Companion’s narration is accepted, as has already been explained.