Should a "Hasan Ghareeb" Hadith be believed, or should it be treated like a weak Hadith, neither believed nor disbelieved?
The term " Gharib" (good and strange/unfamiliar) as used by Imam Al-Tirmidhi indicates that the is acceptable. Scholars have striven to define its meaning:
Ibn Taymiyyah: Al-Tirmidhi might mean that it is gharib (unfamiliar) from a specific chain of narration, but the text itself has supporting evidence that strengthens it, thus making it hasan (good). Ibn Hajar: Al-Tirmidhi uses "Hasan Gharib" to denote hasan li-dhatihi (good in itself). Al-Albani: "Hasan Gharib" means hasan li-dhatihi (good in itself), and it is stronger than "Hasan only" (which means hasan li-ghayrihi - good due to external factors) and "Gharib only" (which means a weak chain of narration).
What is important is that "Hasan Gharib" in Al-Tirmidhi's usage indicates that the Hadith falls within the domain of acceptance and can be used as evidence.
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