<![CDATA[The understanding hadiths on child education cannot rely solely on a textual approach; it also requires consideration of their historical, social, and communicative contexts to ensure their relevance to present-day educational challenges. This study aims to analyze hadiths concerning child education through a contextual approach and to examine their implications for contemporary Islamic education. The research employs a qualitative library research method using content analysis of selected hadiths on child education. The analysis is conducted based on Muhammad Syuhudi Ismail’s contextual approach and Yusuf al-Qaradawi’s maqāṣid al-sharī‘ah framework. The findings reveal that hadiths concerning children's fitrah (natural disposition), parental responsibility, habituation of worship, moral and ethical education (adab and akhlāq), and compassion toward children contain universal educational values that transcend time and place. Contextually, these hadiths emphasize the importance of nurturing children’s potential, parental role modeling, habituation of positive behavior, character education, and compassionate parenting. These values are closely aligned with the objectives of maqāṣid al-sharī‘ah, particularly the preservation of religion (ḥifẓ al-dīn), life (ḥifẓ al-nafs), intellect (ḥifẓ al-‘aql), and lineage (ḥifẓ al-nasl). Furthermore, the educational principles embodied in these hadiths are consistent with contemporary theories of developmental psychology. Therefore, hadiths on child education remain relevant as a foundation for developing a humanistic, integrative, and character-oriented model of contemporary Islamic education.]]>
