Ahxnad Shãkir’s ‘Introduction to Sunan At-Tirmidhi,’ where he refers this to ‘Aridat
Al-A hwadhr:
In his Sunan, Tirmidhi(Died on 279H) mentioned much of what he learnt from Al-Bukhäri concerning narrators and benefits from the narrations. He authored Al-Jãmi’, and it is this book, more commonly known as Sunan At-Tinnidhi.
Chains of narration (Asnad);
Authenticity (azah);
Weakness (Da’afa);
Multiple routes of transmission (Turuq);
Disparaging remarks regarding narrators (Jarz);
Endorsing remarks regarding narrators (‘Addal);
Names of narrators;
Kunyah (surnames) of narrators;
Connected narrations (Wasal);
Disconnected narrations (Qata’);
The clearest of what is to be acted upon;
What is abandoned of narrations;
Clarification of the differences of the scholars in rejecting and accepting
narrations;
Mention of their differences in interpretation of the narrations.
Source: Jami` At-Tirmidhi (Volume 1)-Muhammed b. Isa et-Tirmiz
