● Definition: A gharīb report has only one narrator at any one level of its chain. Other levels may have more narrators.
● Example: “الْإِيمَانُ بِضْعٌ وَسَبْعُونَ شُعْبَةً وَالْحَيَاءُ شُعْبَةٌ مِنَ الْإِيمَانِ”
● Simple meaning: Faith has over seventy branches, and modesty is a branch of faith.
● Reason: This report is an example of gharīb and matches the definition given above.