Abstract
The great scholar Abu Mansur Muhammad ibn Muhammad al-Samarkandi al-Maturidi was the founder of the doctrine of Maturidiyya, one of the two major sects of the Ahl as-Sunnah. His place is indisputable, especially in the sciences of Kalam, Tafsir, Fiqh and Usul. The study of Imam Maturidi’s views on hadith/khabar is as important today as it was in the past. This article seeks to explain the principles of Imam Maturidi’s method of narration by identifying his place in the science of hadith, its importance today, his contribution to the development of existing hadith science, and his unique views that differ from the the other scholars. Imam Maturidi described the place and status of the hadith/ khabar, which was accepted as the second source of religion after the Qur’an, within the system of knowledge. In Imam Maturidi’s system of knowledge, the khabar is divided into two in terms of source. The source of the first is directly Allah Himself. It is a wahi (revelation) when it comes from Allah to the Prophet, and a “khabar ar-rasul” from the Prophet to us. Imam Maturidi divided the khabar of the Prophet into two types, mutawatir and ahad.
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