The Principles and Basics of the Evaluation of Document, Text, and the Origin of Hadith from the Perspective of Urmawi Muhaddith

Muhaddith Urmawi, one of the contemporary researchers and scientists, corrects many Shia written heritages in various fields such as interpretation, hadith, theology, history, rijal, mysticism, etc., and is also the author of a detailed commentary on Du'a Nudba. His hadith research efforts, apart from the description of Du'a Nudba, are reflected in the numerous introductions, footnotes, and appendices that he has written on his research works, which are sometimes considered independent authors due to their detail. In this research, by using the descriptive-analytical method while analyzing and reflecting on Urmawi's efforts in hadith works, the basics of his attention in examining the document, text, and origin of hadiths have been extracted. The results of the research show that the opinion on the necessity of verifying the authenticity of the hadith in terms of its transmission from Maʿsūm (A.S.) or otherwise, and the evaluation of the document rijal on its basics in documental investigations, and the opinion on the necessity of the investigation of the text of the hadith in order not to contradict the Qur'an, sunnah, hadith, definite history, the essentials of ritual and religion, as well as the necessity of elevating content and eloquence in the text issued by Maʿsūm (A.S.) are the basics of the study of the text of Urmawi Muhadith. Also, in examining the origin of hadiths, he emphasizes the necessity of obtaining hadiths from reliable sources.