Jurnal Living Hadis

Revisiting Islamic Educational Media: The Prophet’s Pedagogical Model and its Relevance for Modern Education

2025-12-23T13:37:52+07:00

The global reality, characterized by numerous transformations across various fields, including education, appears to be inversely proportional to the quality of educational outputs. Paradoxically, the educational process conducted by the Prophet Muhammad, despite its contextual limitations, successfully established an exemplary educational model, culminating in the emergence of the finest generation in Islamic history. Arising from this observation, this research aims to examine the pedagogical practices of the Prophet Muhammad as a foundational framework for modern Islamic education, with a specific focus on the educational media he employed. The study is guided by two primary research questions: first, how do the pedagogical practices of the Prophet serve as a basis for constructing modern education? Second, what is the relationship between the Prophet’s educational model and modern education in fostering spiritual embodiment and meaning-making? These questions are investigated and analyzed using a descriptive-analytical approach based on library research. The findings indicate that the fundamental framework of the Prophet’s pedagogical practice was underpinned by his exemplarity and a worldview that each individual should be balanced. This framework was operationalized through three integrated forms of learning media: textual (through reading, writing, and memorization), demonstrative, and critical thinking. Each of these forms possesses distinct benefits and objectives, yet they function synergistically, reinforcing one another within a holistic system. Consequently, the Prophetic pedagogical practice does not rely solely on the verbal transmission of concepts. It comprehensively incorporates experiential learning, moral exemplarity, a deep understanding of learners, and an emotional approach that simultaneously engages students’ cognitive, affective, and psychomotor domains.

Bridging the Methodological Gap: Emic and Etic Paradigms in Evolving the Living Hadith Studies

2025-07-07T12:08:27+07:00

The study of living hadith, while demonstrating the advancement of hadith scholarship, nonetheless leaves considerable room for further development. Moreover, researchers' awareness of the reality of hadith as a foundation for rituals still requires methodological strengthening, particularly concerning whether interpretations arise from the reception of practitioners within the tradition (emic) or from the researcher's own analysis (etic). This article aims to explore more deeply the concepts of emic and etic in living hadith studies, as well as their application in this field of research. Concretely, two fundamental questions form the basis of this study: First, how are emic and etic constructed in living hadith research? Second, what are the patterns of distribution of emic and etic within the dynamics of living hadith studies? These questions are examined using a systematic literature review approach, with data sourced from Google Scholar using the keywords "living hadis," "living sunnah," and "living hadith." The study data were limited to journals accredited by Sinta or Scopus and published between 2021 and 2025. Through data exclusion, 37 relevant articles were identified. The findings reveal four patterns of engaging with hadith: emic (16 articles), etic (16 articles), emic-etic (4 articles), and traditions not based on hadith (one article). Furthermore, within the five-stage research framework proposed by Saifuddin Zuhri, an etic approach is applied in the analysis of practice, an emic approach in the examination of reception and text, and an etic approach in the study of transmission and transformation.

Grounding an Integrative Paradigm in Reading and Interpreting Hadith Based on Scientific Approaches

2025-09-13T16:20:10+07:00

The issue of modernity has exerted a considerable influence on contemporary life, particularly through the persistent epistemological dichotomy that separates religion and science. This binary opposition fundamentally contradicts religious principles that serve as comprehensive guides for human life, especially given the numerous Prophetic traditions (hadith) that explicitly address scientific realities. This article examines integrative methodological approaches bridging hadith studies and scientific inquiry, framed by two primary research questions: First, what constitutes a scientific approach in hadith scholarship? Second, to what extent can scientific methodology be applied in interpreting, comprehending, and deriving meaning from hadith texts? Employing qualitative library research methodology, this study demonstrates the critical importance of an integrative approach in addressing complex contemporary issues that transcend traditional halal-haram juridical frameworks. The findings reveal that scientific approaches to hadith studies make significant contributions to expanding religious discourse beyond its conventional doctrinal-immanent limitations. As this methodology gains broader acceptance, hadith literature is progressively liberated from perceptions of rigid normativity or obsolescence, emerging instead as a dynamic intellectual tradition capable of substantive engagement with modern epistemological developments.

Digital Hadith Reception: The Analysis of Netizen Involvement in the Istimnā' Hadith on the Instagram Account @surgadakwahofc

2025-09-17T21:19:14+07:00

This study is motivated by the growing phenomenon of religious content dissemination, including hadith, through social media platforms such as Instagram. Although hadiths concerning istimnā’ (masturbation) are frequently cited in online religious discourse, there remains a research gap regarding how digital audiences interpret and respond to such religious texts. Addressing this gap, the present study seeks to answer two main questions: how do netizens receive the hadith on istimnā’ posted on the Instagram account @surgadakwahofc, and what factors influence the diversity of their reception? A qualitative approach was employed using content analysis of netizen comments on posts containing the hadith that prohibits deviant sexual behavior. Stuart Hall’s reception theory served as the analytical framework for identifying audience positions in decoding the religious message, namely, dominant-hegemonic, negotiated, and oppositional readings. The findings reveal that netizen reception is highly diverse and dynamic; some accept the hadith’s meaning textually, others negotiate it according to social context and personal experience, while a few reject it based on rational or modern moral reasoning. This diversity is influenced by social background, level of religious understanding, and individual value orientation. So, the hadith interpretation on social media is a dialogical process involving the interplay between text, context, and audience experience.

The Liberal-Rejectionist Approach in Hadith Studies: A Literature Review of the Concept and Impact on Societal Intellectual Discourses

2025-11-02T16:19:29+07:00

The difference between today’s social reality and the historical context in which the hadith emerged necessitates a reinterpretation of several texts that are not always consistent with the dynamics of modern society. This need for adjustment has given rise to a liberal-rejectionist approach that seeks to interpret the hadith in a more historical, rational, and contextual manner, particularly with respect to issues of justice, gender bias, and universal human values. Although more relevant to contemporary society, this approach still raises methodological and epistemological issues related to the authority of the hadith and the limits of reinterpretation. In this context, this study formulates two main foci: first, how the concepts and practices of the liberal-rejectionist approach are understood in hadith studies; and second, the epistemological and social impacts of this approach on the authority of hadith and on the religious practices of Muslims. This study employs a systematic literature review following PRISMA guidelines, covering the stages of searching, selecting, extracting, and analyzing 33 scientific articles published between 2015 and 2025. The analysis employed a qualitative thematic approach to explore the conceptual, methodological, and social impact patterns that emerged in the literature. The results show that the liberal-rejectionist approach arose from the need to respond to several hadiths deemed incompatible with developments in social reality, particularly those concerning gender issues, human rights, and social justice. This approach presents a more historical and contextual reading, thereby bridging the gap between the text and changing realities. This approach is manifested in the reinterpretation, recontextualization, and rejection of certain hadiths, with attention to potential narratorial bias and the socio-historical context. These findings reveal a shift in perspective on the authority of hadith and have sparked debate between progressives and traditionalists over the legitimacy of this approach.