قواعد أصول الحديث في رسالة الإمام الشافعي محمد بن إدريس رحمه الله تعالى

Abstract

This research is an inductive analytical study on the fundamentals of the science of Hadith extrapolated by Imam Al-Shāfi’ī (May Allah have mercy on him) in his book Ar-Risālah (The Epistle) along with the discussion of later scholars. In this research, I identified all these principles and theories that are related to the science of Hadith that were discussed in the book. In addition, I made a thorough study on the scholars’ position with their views, opinions and understandings to them. In the end, I came across some findings, most important among them is that, Imam Al-Shāfi’ī was the first to establish the fundamentals theories of the science of Hadith, as he was the first to coined its terminologies, and discussed the theories in such a way never preceded by any scholar. These were later, the subsequent scholars relied upon them in their writings.