A Study of Hadith Learning in Islamic Boarding Schools

Abstract

The Qur’an and Hadith are the most important aspects of the Muslim communities’ lives. Both are the mother of guidance for a Muslim’s life. Islamic boarding school (Pesantren) is one place that can spread and provide understanding to the public regarding the Qur’an and Hadith. This study aims to analyze the learning process of Hadith in Musthafawiyah Islamic boarding school. Mustafawiyah Islamic boarding school is one of the oldest boarding schools in Indonesia. This research used a qualitative participatory method. The informants chosen were the teachers who taught at Mustafawiyah boarding schools. Determination of the sample as an informant was done by purposive random sampling technique. The results showed that the learning of hadith was presented by applying various learning methods so that students could understand the learning of the hadith easily. In addition, the selection of teachers from various hadith graduates made Musthafawiyah Islamic boarding school facilitate the learning of traditions especially with professional staff, so that learning objectives could be easily achieved by students. The Hadith learning method used by Mustawawiyah islamic boarding school could be used as an alternative method in teaching Hadith to students. Keywords: Hadith learning; Islamics; teaching hadith