The legal status of mauquf hadith according to Muhammadiyah

Abstract

Muhammadiyah, through the Tarjih Assembly, has a unique method for doing ijtihad called Manhaj Tarjih. In Manhaj Tarjih, there are the principles on hadith as an explanation of the concept of as-Sunnah al-Maqbulah. The absence of specific details related to the hadith mauquf, caused polemic among the internal Tarjih Assembly and the public in general. Among the polemics is a disagreement between Qarar Muktamar Tarjih with Tim Suara Muhammadiyah regarding the legal status of Friday prayer for women and the gap between the tarjih fatwa and the reality of community practice regarding the position of female prayer imam in congregational prayers. So the rules of the hadith of mauquf, especially regarding indications of the hadith mauquf that may be marfu’ status needs to be carried out more in-depth. This research is a  literature study with a descriptive approach. This study's primary data are Himpunan Putusan Tarjih, Manhaj Tarjih Muhammadiyah, and Tanya Jawab Agama. The data in this study was collected by the documentation method and analyzed with the content analysis method. This study concluded that the Tarjih Assembly in formulating the principles of hadith argument is through ijtihad tarjihi. It showed that Muhammadiyah has historical roots with the idea of classical scholars. Besides, this research also showed that Manhaj Tarjih is deliberately made in common principles to be more flexible in addressing the issues. According to Muhammadiyah, the principles for the hadith mauquf that may contain marfu' status, the detailed explanation refers to the principle stipulated by the classical hadith scholars.