Analysis of the Munkar Hadith and its Position

Abstrak

The emergence of weak hadiths in the Islamic community has led hadith scholars to clarify which hadiths can be considered valid evidence (hujjah) and which ones cannot. One of the hadiths that cannot be considered valid evidence is the weak hadith. There are numerous types of weak hadiths, each with issues in its chain of transmission (sanad), narrators (rawi), or conflicting information in its narration. Given that the hadith is the second source of the Islamic legal foundation, every Muslim must study the hadith. Because there are certain aspects of the Quran that humans may not fully understand due to the limitations of human comprehension, the emergence of hadith serves as an explanation of Quranic verses. However, over time, many false hadiths have surfaced among the Islamic community. This poses a challenge for Muslims, especially those who cannot distinguish between authentic (sahih), acceptable (Hasan), and weak (dhaif) hadiths. Therefore, scholars provide classifications to help Muslims determine the validity of a hadith. One of the hadiths with an extremely weak level is the "hadith Munkar" – a hadith that cannot be considered valid evidence due to its narrator having many errors, misconduct, and other issues that do not originate from trustworthy sources. The legal status of this hadith cannot be used as evidence due to its weak narrator.