The Anomaly of Good-Looking : The Relationship between Spirituality and Extremism on Hadith and Social Religious Perspective

Zulfahmi Alwi (Universitas Islam Negeri Alauddin Makassar)
Akbar Akbar (Institut Agama Islam Negeri (IAIN Kendari), Sulawesi Tenggara)
Amin Hady (The Founder and Chairman of The Foundation of Islamic Studies and Information (FISI) Sydney)
Abdul Muiz Amir (Institut Agama Islam Negeri (IAIN Kendari), Sulawesi Tenggara)
Jawiah Dakir (Pertubuhan Legasi Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi)
Latifah Abdul Majid (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia)

QIJIS (Qudus International Journal Of Islamic Studies)
Vol 9, No 2 (2021)

The stereotype of Islam as an extremist religion is often associated with adherence in a good-looking character to the practices of ritual piety. This study aims to discuss the Hadith that allegedly refers to the presence of good-looking phenomenon from the prophetic period. The study uses a descriptive qualitative research design which relates to the basis of critical analysis through an interdisciplinary approach combining isnād-cum-matn and socio-religious phenomenology. The results indicate that the Hadith good-looking is ṣaḥīḥ (authentic) based on the review of its sanad transmission and examination on its matn. The good-looking trait is attributable to the emptiness of morality in the practice of Islamic spirituality. This vacuity is induced by religious insights focused solely on theological and normative viewpoints. The solution is to spread moral teaching and moderate religious values proactively through different methods and techniques, such as virtual proselytizing in social media.