Penggunaan Tongkat dalam Khotbah Jumat: Kritik Hadis dan Perbandingan Metode Istinbāṭ Muhammadiyah–Nahdlatul Ulama

Idris Siregar (State Islamic University of North Sumatra)
Ahmad Zuhri (State Islamic University of North Sumatra)
Sulidar (State Islamic University of North Sumatra)

Refleksi: Jurnal Kajian Agama dan Filsafat
Vol. 25 No. 2 (2026)

Differences in the use of a staff during Friday sermons reflect varying interpretations of hadith and the legal significance of the Prophet’s actions. This study examines the authenticity of the hadith concerning the use of a staff and compares the legal reasoning found in Muhammadiyah and Nahdlatul Ulama’s jurisprudential tradition. Employing qualitative library research, it combines hadith source tracing, isnād and matn criticism, and comparative analysis of legal arguments. The findings indicate that the report of al-Ḥakam ibn Ḥazn, describing the Prophet leaning on a staff or bow while delivering a sermon, has a defensible basis for classification as ḥasan. Its principal transmission routes converge on Shihāb ibn Khirāsh, while supporting reports vary in authenticity and context. Muhammadiyah’s fatwa explanation emphasizes the practical need for a staff, whereas the jurisprudential tradition represented in NU sources regards its use as recommended. Neither treats it as a condition for the validity of the sermon. The difference lies primarily in how the Prophet’s actions are interpreted as legal evidence and how juristic authority is employed.