The Critical Statements of Imam Ibn Qutaybah al-Dinawari in Al-Jarḥwa al-Taʿdīl (Hadith Narrator Criticism and Validation) through His Book Al-Maʿārif: A Critical Study

Abstract

This study, entitled “The Critical Statements of Imam Ibn Qutaybah al-Dinawari in al-Jarḥwa al-Taʿdil through His Book Al-Maʿarif: A Critical Study,” aims to collect and analyze his critical opinions in the field of al-Jarḥwa al-Taʿdīl.

The research begins, in the first chapter, with an introduction to his name, lineage, kunya, title, birth, and death. The second chapter examines his critical expressions in al-jarḥ (discrediting narrators), analyzing six specific terms and comparing them with the statements of other scholars regarding the same narrators.

The third chapter discusses his critical expressions in al-taʿdīl (accrediting narrators), which also amount to six terms, and provides a comparative study between his evaluations and those of other hadith scholars concerning the narrators under discussion.

      The study concludes with a presentation of the most significant findings reached by the researcher, followed by a list of the sources and references used in documenting all materials related to this research.