CRITICAL STUDY ON SHARAF AL-DĪN AL-MŪSAWI'S CRITICISM OF ABŪ HURAYRA'S ...

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CRITICAL STUDY ON SHARAF AL-DĪN AL-MŪSAWI’S CRITICISM
OF ABŪ HURAYRA’S TEXTUAL TRADITION

THESIS
Submitted to Ushuluddin Faculty in Partial Fulfillment of
The Requirements for the Degree of S-1 of Islamic Theology
on Tafsir and Ḥadīth Department

Written by:
ASNA ISTIFADA
NIM: 084211028

USHULUDDIN FACULTY
ISLAMIC STATE UNIVERSITY
WALISONGO
SEMARANG
2015
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MOTTO

…        
“O you who believe! If a wicked person comes to you with any
news, ascertain the truth …” {Q.C Al-Hujurat, 49:6}

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ةَيآ وَْلوَ نِِّّعَ اوُغِّلَ ب :لَاَق مََّلسَ وَ ويَْلعَ ُللها ىَّلصَ بََِِّّنلا نََّأ

{ يراخبلا وجرخأ }

ِ ِ
:مََّلسَ وَ ويَْلعَ ُللها ىَّلصَ للها لُوسُرَ لَاَق
رِاَّنلا نَ مِ ُهدَعَقْمَ ْأوَّ َبَتَيلْ َف ،اد مِّعَ َتمُ يَّ َلعَ بَ ذَكَ نْ مَ

{ ملسم وجرخأ }

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TRANSLITERATION
Transliteration Table: Consonants, Vowels and Diphthongs*
Arabic Roman Arabic Roman
ب ط
b ṭ

ت t ظ ẓ
ث th ع ʿ
ج j غ Gh
ح ḥ ف F
خ kh ق Q
د d ك K
ذ dh ل l
ر r م m
ز z ن n
س s ه h
ش sh و w
ص ṣ ء ʾ
ض ḍ ي y
َـ a ىَ ـَ،اَ َـ an
َـ u وَ َـ un
َـ i يٍَـ in
،ىَ ـَ،َـ َ،اَ َـ ā َو َ َـ aw
وَ َـ ū َي َ َـ ay

*Quoted from Pedoman Penulisan Skripsi Fakultas Ushuluddin IAIN Walisongo,
p. 142-144, from http://rotas.iium.edu.my/?Table_of_Transliteration

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ACKNOWLEDGMENT

Bismillāhirrahmānirrahīm

All praise is to Allāh the Almighty and the Beneficent, upon His guidance
and His mercy so that the writer is able to finish this thesis writing.
This thesis entitled “Critical Study on Sharaf Al-Dīn Al-Mūsawi’s
Criticism of Abū Hurayra’s Textual Tradition” is written to fulfill one of
requirements to get undergraduate degree (S-1) on Tafsir and Ḥadīth Department
of Ushuluddin Faculty, Islamic State University (UIN) Walisongo Semarang.
In the process of this thesis writing, the writer gets many guidance and
suggestions from some sides until this thesis can be completely done. For this, the
writer dedicates the special regards to:
1. Dr. H.M. Mukhsin Jamil, M.Ag, as the Dean of Ushuluddin Faculty,
Islamic State University (UIN) Walisongo Semarang for blessing this
thesis discussion.
2. Dr. H. A. Hasan Asy’ari Ulama’i, M.Ag and Dr. H. Abdul Muhaya, MA,
as the Academic Advisor I and the Academic Advisor II who gave the
time and, energy, and thought for giving guidance and instructions in
writing this thesis.
3. Dr. Muhyar Fanani, M.Ag as the vice Dean I of Ushuluddin Faculty for his
care and very kind support to all of the students.
4. Miswan, S.Ag as the chief of the library who gave the permission and
literature services which are needed in writing this thesis.
5. All lecturers of Ushuluddin Faculty, Islamic State University (UIN)
Walisongo Semarang, who gave various kinds of knowledge so that the
writer is able to finish this thesis writing.
6. My family; father, mother and sisters, thank you for the kind supports and
prays.
7. My private tutor, Hanik Rosyida, thank you for all supports and helps, for
the unoccupied times, for the suggestions and guidance.
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8. All member of FUPK 2008; Anisa Fadlilah, Ayis Mukholik, Bayu
Agustiar Rahman, Faridatus Shofiyah, Fatmawati Ningsih, Hanik Rosyida,
Maslikhah, M. Autad An-Nasher, M. Abdul Aziz, M. Rikza Muqtada, M.
Zulfa, Naili Ni’matul Illiyyun, Noor Jannah, Radhila Falah, Rofiq Hidayat,
Siti Fatimah, Sofyan Effendi, Ubaydillah Fajri, Vicky Nurul Ulya.
9. All parties which directly or indirectly helped and supported the writer by
moral and material support in this thesis writing.

Finally, the writer realizes that this thesis writing is not perfect yet, but
the writer hopes that this thesis can be useful especially for the writer and
generally for the reader.

Semarang, June 15, 2015
The Writer,

Asna Istifada

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TABLE OF CONTENT

TITLE ....................................................................................................... i
THESIS STATEMENT .................................................................................. ii
ADVISOR APPROVAL ................................................................................. iii
RATIFICATION .............................................................................................. iv
MOTTO ....................................................................................................... v
TRANSLITERATION ..................................................................................... vi
ACKNOWLEDGMENT .................................................................................. vii
TABLE OF CONTENT ................................................................................... ix
ABSTRACT .................................................................................................... xi
CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION
A. Background ............................................................................... 1
B. Research Problem ..................................................................... 8
C. Aim and Significance of Research ........................................... 9
D. Prior Research ........................................................................... 9
E. Research Method ..................................................................... 11
F. Structure of Writing .................................................................. 14

CHAPTER II: DISCOURSE ON ABŪ HURAYRA’S TEXTUAL
TRADITION
A. General Terminology in Ḥadīth Science ................................... 21
B. Textual tradition (matn) and Its Validity .................................. 23
1. Definition of Textual Tradition (matn al-ḥadīth) ............... 23
2. Measuring Rods of Textual Tradition’s Validity ................ 24
C. Scholar’s View on Abū Hurayra’s Textual Tradition .............. 34
1. A Brief Biography of Abū Hurayra .................................... 34
2. Abū Hurayra in Modern Ḥadīth Criticism .......................... 38

CHAPTER III: SHARAF AL-DĪN AL-MŪSAWI’S CRITICISM OF ABŪ
HURAYRA’S TEXTUAL TRADITION
A. A Brief Biography of Sharaf al-Dīn al-Mūsawi ........................ 41
1. Birth and Upbringing .......................................................... 41
2. Education and Works ........................................................... 42
3. Political Inclination .............................................................. 45
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B. Sharaf al-Dīn al-Mūsawi’s Ḥadīth Criticism ............................ 47
1. Tradition Relate to Mind, Its Power and Horizon .............. 49
2. Tradition Relate to Belief, Its Meaning and Aspect ............ 54
3. Tradition Relate to Nature ................................................... 58
4. Contradictory Traditions ..................................................... 65
5. Unscientific Tradition ......................................................... 71
6. Tradition Relate to Political Interest ................................... 72
7. Imaginative Tradition ......................................................... 83

CHAPTER IV: ANALYSIS ON SHARAF AL-DĪN AL-MŪSAWI’S
CRITICISM OF ABŪ HURAYRA’S TEXTUAL
TRADITION
A. The Reasons of al-Mūsawi in Criticizing the Traditions
Narrated by Abū Hurayra ......................................................... 88
B. Measuring Rods Used by al-Mūsawi in His Criticism ............. 91
1. Qur’ān ........................................................................... 91
2. Historical Fact ............................................................... 98
3. Prophetic Tradition ....................................................... 101
4. Rationality .................................................................... 108
C. The Accuracy of al-Mūsawi’s Criticism .................................. 112

CHAPTER V: CLOSING

A. Conclusion ................................................................................ 114
B. Suggestion ................................................................................ 115

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