This article discusses the method of hadith hermeneutics according to Khaled M. Abou ElFadl. El Fadl's academic concern is related to the authoritarianism of fatwas issued byseveral ulama and fatwa institutions. These fatwas are considered authoritarian anddiscriminatory towards women, seem rigid, and can’t adapt to the times. Thisauthoritarianism phenomenon appears due to methodological errors in understanding legaltexts, and the absence of negotiations between the text, the author, and the reader, each ofwhom has problems. Therefore, Khaled offers a hermeneutic method that consists of threethings: text competence, meaning determination, and the concept of representation inIslam. If these three elements are met, then the fatwas of Islamic law produced by theulama are authoritative, authoritarian, and discriminatory