Rasheed Hasan Khan enjoys a prominent status as a research scholar and editor in the field of textual criticism of Urdu literature. He abides by the principles of research and editing very strictly and makes no compromise on them. His editing of Sehr-ul-bayan ,Gulzar-e-Nasim - most prominent 'Masanviyat' in Urdu- and Masnaviat-e-Mirza Shauq is an ample proof of this fact. Besides, the editing of 'Dastan'- long tales in Urdu- in the perspective of their linguistic and literary qualities and then original and solid scripts with complete authenticity is another important achievement of Rasheed Hasan Khan. Hence, he is regarded as the  forerunner in the field of editing of Urdu manuscripts.