{"_id":"69efbd560b2ee5461b3f1237","title":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"Does having a shorter chain of transmission mean someone is more correct or righteous?\\n\"}]}","question":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"Is a person with a shorter chain of transmission (sanad) to the Prophet ﷺ necessarily more correct, knowledgeable, or righteous than someone with a longer chain? For example, would someone who is 40th in a chain be better than someone who is 41st or 100th? Does this also apply to Qur’an recitation?\\n\"}]}","answer":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"A shorter sanad is indeed something that is sought after and valued in the Islamic scholarly tradition, however it does not necessarily follow that the one with a shorter chain is more correct in their transmission or more righteous in their character.\\n\"}]}","tags":[{"_id":"668d9fed0b76658b4c232951","tag":"Knowledge: Other","count":49},{"_id":"668d9fe70b76658b4c23288e","tag":"Knowledge: Scholars","count":23}],"createdOn":"2026-04-27T19:47:34.188Z"}