Analytical Method in Muhaddithun

Analytical method is one of the most important scientific methods which is used by muhaddithun in al-jarh or ta’dil of rawys. This paper aims to explain how did critic muhaddithun use this method. When we examine muhaddithun’s methods of analysis, it is understood that the analysis focuses on two important points: Firstly, studying of conditions, behaviours and beliefs of reporters as well as their methods of conceding and performance and influence of all these on the judgement on reporters. Here critics of hadith used the method of empirical analysis. Secondly, examining the situations where a narrator is alone in narrating a hadith or opposition of a trustworthy reporter to other trustworthy reporters as well as analysis of hadith texts in regard to content with the object of determination of rawy’s trustworthiness. In this paper we tried to examine muhaddithun’s methods of analysis so as to reach a comprehensive concept about the issue, and to help developing a comprehensive theory in the field in the future.