The Particle of Superlative (Af’al al-Tafdhil) and the Way of Using in Authentication of Narrators

Abstract

One of the linguistic expressions used by the narrators in Aljarh and Al-tta’dil is Afa’al Al-ttafdhil. Therefore, the research comes out to explain the concept of expression, its conditions, the items of using at the experts of Arabic Language. Then, to explain the narrators uses for the expression in two types: general use and limited use, beside the narrators uses. Also, to study the sample of expression (Afa’al Al-ttafdhil in the limited authentication), analyse them in the light of sayings of critic narrators, and to recognize the way of their preference in the case.

Based on this, the advantages of knowing the narrators uses for the expression of Afa’al Al-ttafdhil to recognize the level of Alruwat Al-thiqat to be able to be preferred in case of when  narrates conflict in the Sannad and Matn.