(The Life of Imam Afif bin Salem Al-Bajali Al-Mawsili)

The research sheds light on one of hadith narrators, namely (Imam Afif bin Salem Al-Bajali Al-Mawsili), a neglected narrator whose hadiths were not studied, despite his big status and potentials, so researcher decided to do an extensive study, about his translation, his name , surname, his upbringing, his acquisition of knowledge, knowledge of his sheikhs from whom he received narration, and his students who learned from him. Obviously he learned from and also taught best of the best.
The research also came to show his status among scholars of jarh and tadeel, to know what his peers think of him, his class, and then to explain his rank given by elite scholars of jarh and tadeel, to be able to document and ratificate .