The Ahmad Hassan's Contribution To The Development Of Hadith In Indonesia

Abstract

:Ahmad Hassan is a moderate cleric who advocates the renewal of Islam with his slogan kemabli to the Koran and Hadis. Ahmad Hassan is a reformer who contributed to his thinking in the field of hadith. Ahmad Hassan considered that the predominance of the school Muslims had hindered the interaction of the people with the Koran. In this paper, we will discuss hadith’s thoughts and the contribution of Ahmad Hassan in the studying of Hadith in Indonesia. This research uses a qualitative method of the library research approach. The results of this study show that Ahmad Hassan plays a role in the freedom to understand religious teachings without being bound by a school, according to him, this thinking is expected to reduce obstacles to the progress of the people due to the shackles of the taklid mazhab which has been a tradition since centuries ago. So it can be concluded that Ahmad Hassan is a figure of Hadith figures and scholars who have conducted Hadith studies and played an active role in purifying Islamic teachings in Indonesia.