Allama Mohammad Taqi Shooshtari's Methodology in Criticism of the Fabricated Hadith: A Review of the Booh al-Akhbar al-dakhila

In the present paper, the author analyses and verifies the Allama Shooshtari's views in criticism of fabricated hadiths(in the second chapter of al-Akhbar al-Dakhila) and classifies the principles and methods of criticism of fabricated hadiths which have been presented by Allama Shooshtari and cites an example for every one of them. Of course the author has made his best to choose the best and most clarified examples and avoid mentioning the repeated ones as far as possible. While reviewing ahadith, Allama Shooshtariused to view them from different perspectives and utilize various criteria for criticism of fabricated hadiths.