Scholars do not all assess this report alike. Imam al-Tirmidhī called it ḥasan ṣaḥīḥ gharīb, while its use as an example of shādhdh rests on the difference between the command and action reports.
We therefore do not present its classification as shādhdh as unanimous. The aim is to understand the stated reasoning, not issue a new judgment.
1. Ḥasan ṣaḥīḥ gharīb: these are al-Tirmidhī's own technical words; the point here is that he accepted the report. A detailed explanation of this combined expression is outside this lesson.