<![CDATA[Studies on the methodology of Hadith interpretation have often treated Sharḥ al-Ḥadīth and Ma'ani al-Hadith as separate disciplines, despite their historical and epistemological continuity within the Islamic scholarly tradition. This article reconstructs the genealogy of Hadith interpretation methodology from Gharīb al-Ḥadīth and Mukhtalif al-Ḥadīth, through the tradition of Sharḥ al-Ḥadīth, to the emergence of Ma'ani al-Hadith, while examining the epistemological transformations underlying this development. Employing qualitative library research with a historical-genealogical approach, the study analyzes classical Hadith commentaries, contemporary works on Ma'ani al-Hadith, and relevant studies on Asbāb al-Wurūd and Hadith methodology. Data are examined using historical-genealogical and thematic-comparative analyses. The findings reveal five major phases in the evolution of Hadith interpretation methodology: Gharīb al-Ḥadīth, Mukhtalif al-Ḥadīth, the Sharḥ al-Ḥadīth tradition, the transitional phase represented by the systematization of Asbāb al-Wurūd and Shah Wali Allah al-Dahlawi's typology of the Sunnah, and finally Ma'ani al-Hadith as a contemporary epistemological reconstruction. Rather than representing a rupture with the classical tradition, this development reflects a continuous dialectic between textual and contextual approaches. The study's novelty lies in demonstrating that Ma'ani al-Hadith constitutes a systematic continuation of the Sharḥ al-Ḥadīth tradition.]]>
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