Revisiting scholars’ principles on extracting proper hadith understanding
Ikmal Hafiz Jamal1, Juliyana Junaidi2, Norzulaili Mohd Ghazali3, Hishomudin Ahmad4.
Hadith understanding refers to the process of interpreting Islamic teaching that
could be derived from the text of hadith. It is known to be a challenging part in the study of
hadith. Thus, hadith scholars have paid their attention to provide a guideline by introducing
principles in hadith understanding. However, the researcher found that there are scattered
principles introduced by different scholars. Therefore, this research is conducted to revisit all
the principles in hadith understanding introduced by the previous scholars and propose
general theme representing all the principles. This research is a qualitative research that is
conducted by applying inductive thematic approach using document analysis instrument. The
result obtained that there are about 29 principles introduced by the scholars in hadith
understanding. The listed principles have been analysed to identify general theme representing
all the principles. Based on the analysis, the researcher found that the principles could be
categorised into six general themes namely theme of (1) possessing Arabic language
proficiency, (2) hadith understanding based on other sacred sources, (3) mastering
jurisprudence of hadith (culūm al-ḥadīth), (4) comprehending jurisprudence (fiqh) and its
sciences, (5) having knowledge on the history of Islam, and (6) being moderate in interpreting
hadith. The proposed themes provide simplified guidelines to assist people on having proper
hadith understanding.
Affiliation:
- Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia, Malaysia
- Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia, Malaysia
- Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia, Malaysia
- Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia, Malaysia
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