Imam al-Syafi’i’s Thoughts about Ḥadīth and His Nāṣir al-Sunnah’s Title

Abstract

Muhammad ibn Idris al-Syafi’i (w. 204 H) is a mujtahid imam, founder of the Syafi’i madzhab, which is spread throughout the world and whose madzhab include the majority madzhab in Indonesia. In addition to being one of the madzÄhib al-‘arba’ah figure and pioneer of uṣūl al-fiqh sciences, Imam al-Syafi’i is also known as muḥaddits with his extraordinary thoughts to defend the ḥadÄ«ts of the Rasulullah Saw. To find out how Imam al-Syafi’i’s thoughts about ḥadÄ«ts, the author uses qualitative research metods and library research types. This research aims to find out how Imam al-Syafi’i’s thoughts about hadith. Furthermore, the author also describes the contributions that have been given by Imam al-Syafi’I until he obtained the title of NÄá¹£ir al-Sunnah. The result of the research is Imam al-Syafi’i’s thoughts about ḥadÄ«th that he was written in several his works. He set the criteria in the field of ḥadÄ«th scince with a careful attitude. This is to avoid fabrication the narration of the Prophet’s ḥadÄ«ts so that its authenticity is maintained. His enthusiasm in upholding ḥadÄ«ts from several groups who reject ḥadÄ«ts as a source of Islamic law after the holy al-Qur’an, creating phenomenal works among Muslims, he has all tried to open the minds of the zindiq to hadith Rasulullah Saw. With various efforts and hard work assigned by Imam al-Syafi’i, the muslims pinned the title to him as NÄá¹£ir al-Sunnah.