● Definition: A mashhūr report has three or more narrators at every level, but does not reach the level of mutawātir.
● Example: “الْمُسْلِمُ مَنْ سَلِمَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ مِنْ لِسَانِهِ وَيَدِهِ”
● Simple meaning: A Muslim is one from whose tongue and hand other Muslims are safe.
● Reason: This report is an example of mashhūr and matches the definition given above.
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Distinguish mashhūr, ʿazīz, and gharīb by narrator count. Read the bilingual lesson for Narrator Count: Mashhūr, ʿAzīz, and Gharīb and test your understanding with a focused quiz.
A report has three or more narrators at every level, but does not reach mutawātir. What is it called?
A report's minimum narrator count is exactly two: one level has two narrators, no level has fewer than two, and other levels may have more. Which category is this?
If a report has only one narrator at one level while other levels have more, what is it called?
Which category is illustrated by “الْإِيمَانُ بِضْعٌ وَسَبْعُونَ شُعْبَةً وَالْحَيَاءُ شُعْبَةٌ مِنَ الْإِيمَانِ”?
In Hadith studies, gharīb technically means only that the report's message seems strange.
For a report to be called gharīb, every narrator level must contain only one narrator.