<![CDATA[This study examines the manifestation of living hadith in the Jum’at Berkah (Blessed Friday) tradition practiced at Al-Chasan Mosque, Ngebruk Village, Poncokusumo District, Malang Regency. The Jum’at Berkah tradition is a socio-religious activity involving the distribution of food, beverages, and charitable assistance to all Friday prayer congregants, which has been continuously carried out for more than a decade. This research employs a qualitative approach using a case study method and a living hadith perspective. Data were collected through participant observation, semi-structured interviews, and documentation. The findings reveal that the Jum’at Berkah tradition is grounded in three primary hadiths: the hadith concerning the virtues of Friday, the hadith encouraging charity (sadaqah), and the hadith promoting mutual assistance among fellow Muslims. Mosque administrators and congregants not only understand these hadiths textually but also implement them in concrete social actions through two modes of interpretation: normative-textual and practical-contextual. This tradition represents a form of functional reception of hadith that has transformed into a local religious culture, fulfilling four main social functions: Islamic philanthropy, da‘wah bil hal (preaching through action), the strengthening of Islamic brotherhood (ukhuwah Islamiyah), and social care. The Jum’at Berkah tradition demonstrates that living hadith is not merely an academic concept but a living reality embedded in the daily life of rural Muslim communities in Indonesia.]]>
