KEPELBAGAIAN GENRE KARYA MUSHKIL AL-HADITH KLASIK HINGGA KONTEMPORARI: SATU SOROTAN PERBANDINGAN

Abstract

The paper analyse the principal works that deal with the subject of Mushkil al-Hadith (problematic and obscure tradition) in classical works of hadith. It attempts to trace back the early writings and developments of issues of Mushkil al-Hadith and its influence in the intellectual tradition of hadith (prophetic tradition) and the development of the science of dirayah (comprehension) and riwayah (narration) al-Hadith. The study is based on historic, analytic, and comparative approach by comparing certain influential and significant works that brought forth specific discussion on mushkil al-hadith. It attempts to examine its various method and principle as set forth in Kitab Mushkil al-Hadith wa Bayanuh by Ibn Furak (w. 1015), Mushkil al-Athar by Ahmad bin Muhammad al-Tahawi (852-933), Ta’wil Mukhtalif al-Hadith by Ibn Qutaybah (828-889) and Sharh Sahih Muslim by Imam al-Nawawi (w. 1277). The continued discussion and debate on mushkil al-hadith was due to its crucial position in offering the right understanding of hadith, and such rigorous discussion continued to reverberate and lasting in modern times. Thus the study will investigate modern works of hadith that examined its problematic nature as exemplified in Sahih al-Bukhari: The Early Years of Islam by Muhammad Asad (1990-1992) and to illustrate its modern critics as represented in the work of Orientalist Ignaz Goldziher (1850-1921) in Muslim Studies. Keywords: Mushkil al-Hadith, Klasik, Moden, Muhammad Asad, Ignaz Goldziher KEPELBAGAIAN GENRE KARYA MUSHKIL AL-HADITH KLASIK HINGGA KONTEMPORARI: SATU SOROTAN PERBANDINGAN