LessonsHasan li-Dhatihi, Sahih li-Ghayrihi, and al-Tirmidhi’s Composite TermsQuiz

«حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ»
A report is described with both the terms hasan and gharib.

Hasan describes an acceptability grade, while gharib concerns a degree of singularity or limited transmission routes at a relevant point. The terms can therefore describe different dimensions; a gharib report is not necessarily weak, and a hasan report is not necessarily transmitted by many routes.

Al-Tirmidhi uses expressions such as "hasan gharib," sometimes with "we know it only through this route." His particular terminology of hasan must be understood in context rather than assumed in every instance to match one fixed later textbook formula.

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Hasan gharib: grade and relative isolation

Hasan li-Dhatihi, Sahih li-Ghayrihi, and al-Tirmidhi’s Composite Terms

«حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ»
A report is described with both the terms hasan and gharib.

Hasan describes an acceptability grade, while gharib concerns a degree of singularity or limited transmission routes at a relevant point. The terms can therefore describe different dimensions; a gharib report is not necessarily weak, and a hasan report is not necessarily transmitted by many routes.

Al-Tirmidhi uses expressions such as "hasan gharib," sometimes with "we know it only through this route." His particular terminology of hasan must be understood in context rather than assumed in every instance to match one fixed later textbook formula.