IJTIHÂD MUHAMMADIYAH DALAM MENENTUKAN KE-HUJJAH-AN HADIS BIDANG AQIDAH DAN IBADAH

Kasman, Kasman ( Sekolah Tinggi Agama Islam Negeri (STAIN) Jember)

JURNAL PENELITIAN KEISLAMAN
Vol 7, No 2 (2011): (Juni)

The research analyzes ijtihâd (legal reasoning) ofMuhammadiyah in determining the hujjiyat al-hadîts (the prophetictradition as authoritative source) in the Majelis Tarjih Decisionsfrom 1929 to 1972, pertaining to ‘aqîdah (theology) and ‘ibâdah(worship). Building on inter-textual analysis, Takhrîj (verification)al-hadîts and coherence analysis, the study finds three importantthings: First, Muhammadiyah employed two different strategiesin holding the hadis as authoritative source; regarding theology, ituses khabar mutawatir, and al-sunnah al-shahîhah concerningworship. It emphasizes on continuation of transmission and criteriaof transmitters as ‘adl (just) and dlabit (entrusted), but less on thecritics of matn (substance) of tradition. Second, there are somedifferences of matn al-hadîts in the collection used by TarjihDecisions. In Kitab Iman, 6 traditions are classified as âhâd(transmitted only through one companion), but none of them isdla‘îf (weak). Meanwhile, regarding the issue of worship, thereare 2 weak traditions. Third, theoretically, the Muhammadiyahlegal reasoning produces sound legal rules despite the fact thatthese are too general to use and thus less useful in some respects.The Muhammadiyah ijtihâd in the field of hadîts can be classifiedinto tarjîhî (selection), or even taqlîdî (blind acceptance). This leadinto inconsistency as it was seen in the use of weak traditionsregarding the issues of worship and tradition transmitted through