Methodology of Ahlul-Bayt (AS) traditions application in the Alusi's Spirit of Meanings commentary

Alusi is one of well-known Sunni commentators whose commentary has a special status among public commentaries. He has been known to a biased man, but he has endeavored to quote Ahlul-Bayt (AS) traditions.In this article not only Ahlul-Bayt (AS) traditions are extracted of Alusi's Spirit of Meanings, but also methodology of their application is discussed and then is categorized. He concluded that this effort has represented by different methods. Alusi sometimes prefers Emam Hadith to other Hadiths and occasionally he confirms them. It is possible to be confirmed Emam speech by prophet Muhammad (SA), his companions, and follower's speech. On the other hand, he relies on Ahlul-Bayt (AS) traditions as his speech support. As a result, the author has presented the most important of these applications so that it highlights Ahlul- Bayt (AS) status in this commentary.