Eserlerin müelliflerine aidiyetini belirlemede Hadis tenkid yönteminin işletilmesi: Hanefilere nispet edilen II. Asır Hiyel Eserleri özelinde uygulamalı bir çalışma

Abstract

The present study examines a genre of books known as, al-?iyal (legal stratagems), which have been attributed to the three im?ms of the ?anaf? school. Historical sources attribute the authorship of a text in said genre to al-Im?m Ab? ?an?fa, another to Ab? Y?suf, and a third to Mu?ammad b. al-?asan. The work attributed to Ab? Y?suf is still extant in some manuscript vaults, and the one attributed to Mu?ammad b. al-?asan has been printed. This study seeks to unravel the reality of these books, whether they are a product of a single work or three different stand-alone works. Additionally, it seeks to verify the accuracy of the attribution of each of these texts to its author, highlighting the confusion that has arisen when the texts have been mixed up between one another, and the negative consequences that resulted from that confusion. In order to achieve these objectives, this study aims to gather all of the reports and narrations found in these texts and to critique them academically. The content of these reports will be examined and scrutinized in search of signs that help affirm or deny their attribution. I have applied the critical method of ?ad?th scholars in verifying the attribution of any given text to its author, while at the same time not ignoring other tools of verification. The aim of said application is to highlight its importance and its role in verifying the attribution of any given text to its author.