STUDI KRITIK MATAN HADIS: :

Abstract

To determine whether a hadith is á¹£Äḥīḥ or not is not enough if the research is carried out only to focus on aspects of its sanad, but research on content (al-matn) of ḥadÄ«th is also a step that should not be abandoned, because there is no guarantee that if sanad of a ḥadÄ«th is á¹£Äḥīḥ (á¹£Äḥīḥ al-isnÄd), so the matn of ḥadÄ«th is á¹£Äḥīḥ (á¹£Äḥīḥ al-matn) too. However, the studies of critics on matn al- ḥadÄ«th have so far still tend to be few. For that reason, through this paper, the authors tried to examine about the critique of matn al- ḥadÄ«th as an attempt to test the validity of the ḥadÄ«th of Rasulullah Saw. from the side of its content (al-matn). A Hadith is declared as á¹£Äḥīḥ al-matn if it fulfills two criteria, which is avoiding syÄdz and free from ‘illat. The steps that can be taken to critique the content of ḥadÄ«th are: compiling ḥadÄ«th that are intertwined in the same theme, conducting research on content of ḥadÄ«th with á¹£Äḥīḥ ḥadÄ«th approach and approach of the Qur'an, conducting research on content of ḥadÄ«th with language approach, and research content of ḥadÄ«th with a historical approach.