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Devi Ganis Prameswari
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THE AUTHORITY OF HADITH IN CONTEMPORARY DISCOURSE: REREADING THE VIEWS OF ORIENTALISTS, OCCIDENTALISTS, AND MODERN SCHOLARS Fahmi Andaluzi; Devi Ganis Prameswari
UNIVERSUM: Jurnal Keislaman dan Kebudayaan Vol. 19 No. 1 (2025): Juni 2025
Publisher : LPPM UIN Syekh Wasil Kediri

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30762/universum.v19i1.3353

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Hadith constitutes an authoritative source of Islamic law after the Qur’an. However, throughout its history, its authority has been subject to continuous re-examination, both through isnād (chain of transmission) and matn (content) criticism. This article examines contemporary discourses on ḥadīth criticism and their implications for the authority of hadith by tracing classical and modern literature and comparing them with the views of contemporary Muslim hadith scholars. The findings reveal that contemporary hadith discourse can be mapped into three major perspectives: Orientalists, Occidentalists, and contemporary Muslim scholars. Orientalists such as Goldziher, Schacht, Juynboll, and others, who predominantly employed historical criticism as their main analytical tool, tend to regard hadith as a later socio-political construct, thereby casting doubt on its authority to a significant extent. Their critiques have influenced certain Occidentalist figures who highlight methodological weaknesses within the hadith tradition, particularly in transmission, codification, and the subjective nature of isnād evaluation, with a stronger emphasis on matn criticism. While the critiques of Orientalists and their resonance among modern Muslim thinkers reflect a concern that has encouraged more rigorous and comprehensive engagement with hadith studies among contemporary scholars, they often remain reductive and ahistorical. In response, contemporary hadith scholars such as Nūr al-Dīn ʻItr, al-Idlibī, al-Sibāʿī, and al-Jawābī assert that both isnād and matn criticism had in fact been practiced since the early period, even though methodological frameworks were conceptually systematized at a later stage. Consequently, the substantive authority of hadith as a normative Islamic text remains intact. This article underscores the relevance and urgency of hadith criticism methodologies in addressing modern challenges while reaffirming the central position of hadith within Islamic authority.
Analysis of the Manuscript and Methodology of Imam Syafi'i's Musnad: A Study of the Mujtahid's Monumental Work Devi Ganis Prameswari; Muhammad Albaqir; Rizzaldy Satria Wiwaha; Irwan Abdurrahman; Neni Nurlaela
al-Afkar, Journal For Islamic Studies Vol. 9 No. 1 (2026)
Publisher : Perkumpulan Dosen Fakultas Agama Islam Indramayu

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31943/afkarjournal.v9i1.2938

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This study aims to comprehensively examine the characteristics and methodology of Musnad Imam Syafi'i, the work of Sheikh Muhammad 'Abid al-Sindi, which compiles the basic hadiths of Imam Syafi'i's legal arguments. This study was conducted to answer the academic need to understand the authenticity, structure, and role of the book in the development of hadith science in the 2nd century Hijriah. This study uses a qualitative, codicological and historical-descriptive approach. Primary data comes from the modern tahqiq edition of Musnad Imam Syafi'i, while secondary data are obtained from classical works such as Tarikh Baghdad (al-Khatib), Siyar A'lam al-Nubala' (al-Dzahabi), and Tahdzib al-Asma' wa al-Lughat (al-Nawawi). Data collection techniques were carried out through documentary studies and text analysis, while data analysis was carried out by analyzing the content of sanad-matan criticism, as well as verification of other works of Imam Syafi'i such as al-Umm. It was found that the Musnad of Imam Shafi'i was compiled based on the companions of the narrators, and focused on the ahadith al-ahkam. The methodology of this book demonstrates a balance between the authenticity of the sanad and legal rationality, emphasizing Imam Shafi'i's role as a link between the early tradition of hadith transmission and the textual and rational Islamic legal system. This study confirms the significance of the Musnad of Imam Shafi'i in the study of hadith and the Shafi'i school of thought, and offers a new approach by combining the study of codicology and hadith criticism to contribute to the study of methodology and the preservation of classical Islamic treasures.
Co-Authors Fahmi Andaluzi Irwan Abdurrahman Muhammad Albaqir Neni Nurlaela Satria Wiwaha, Rizzaldy