Taş, Mustafa. “Buhârî’nin Cerh-Ta‘dîl Metodu” Doktora Tezi, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, Rize 2016.

The science of al-jarh al-ta‘dil in the systemathic period of the 2nd century A.H. progressed through the 3rd century A.H. with a group of scholars among whom Bukhari (died in 256 A.H. / 870 A.D.) took his place. Bukhari is an important figure in this field with his works at-Tarikh al-kabir, at-Tarikh al-awsat and ad-Dhuafa as-saghir. In this study, his method of al-jarh al-ta‘dil, on which he is regarded as an authority, was examined. The topic of the research, its importance, sources and the method are mentioned in the introduction. In the first part, the scholarly personality of Bukhari and his role for the rijal was given. The rijal evaluation of hadith narrators in terms of justice and protection, the terminology they used and their meanings are at the core of al-jarh alta‘ dil science. In this context, in the second part of the thesis, Bukhari’s rijal and aljarh al-ta‘dil evaluation and the terminology he used were examined. In the light of the data obtained through this process, the theoretic information was applied to the area; these data were compared to his famous work, al-Jami al-saheeh. It was searched whether there is a hadith cited from the hadith narrator in his book. In the third part, what Bukhari considered and reported relating to the al-jarh al-ta‘dil methods during the first two centuries A.H. is discussed by comparisons between Bukhari and other critics of the era. Besides, his work, ad-Dhuafa as-saghir, is compared to other dhuafa literature during and after his time in terms of rijal evaluation and methods. Thus, his trace in this field was followed. With the results determined during the study and conclusion part, the study is completed.