[Section Four: My Method in Editing the Book and Annotating It]
The process may be summed up in the following points:
First:
I transcribed the text, adhering to modern spelling conventions and punctuation, such as commas, question marks, and quotation marks.

Second:
I established and vocalized the text by collating it with the manuscript copy and recording the most important variant readings in the footnotes.

Third:
I returned to some of the sources from which the author quoted, whether verbatim or with modification.

Fourth:
I traced the ḥadiths and reports back to their original collections as far as possible; regarding their grading, I have exerted every effort while relying on the assessments of the leading authorities in this discipline.

Fifth:
I supplied commentary on certain issues that required it.

Sixth:
I numbered the verses of the Quran.

Seventh:
I prepared the following indices:

1. An index of Quranic verses.
2. An index of prophetic ḥadiths and reports, arranged alphabetically.
3. An index of personal names.
4. An index of sects and tribes.
5. An index of the book titles mentioned in the treatise.
6. An index of the references and sources consulted.
7. A subject index.