منهج الإمام يحيى بن سعيد القطان في توثيق الرواة

Abstract

The researcher has dealt briefly with the biography of the thinker (Imam) Yahya Ibn Saeed Al Qattan , and his rank in criticism. He has followed up Al Qattan's terms in trustiness of the narrators and classified them according to the degree of trustiness. He also studied his terms to know his intent. The researcher has discussed many opinions of other critics of those trusted by Qattan. The has studied his trustiness to them according to the sayings of others. The researcher tried to know Qattan's degree of trust concerning terms of easiness and difficulties. He has divided Qattan's terms in trustiness to some degrees. The researcher has concluded with the scientific results regarding the ranks of trustiness , what is meant by Qattan's terms , the reason of difference sometimes in his phrases , and his relative trust .