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IRSYAD AL-HADITH SIRI KE-16 : HADIS TENTANG MUJADDID (REFORMIS) AGAMA
What does the hadith about a reformer (mujaddid) sent every hundred years mean, and is the mujaddid only one person?
Short answer
This hadith, narrated by Abu Daud, states that Allah sends to this community at the head of every hundred years those who renew its religion, and every Muslim is to believe it.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad al-Hadith
- Topic
- Quran & Hadith
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
This hadith, narrated by Abu Daud, states that Allah sends to this community at the head of every hundred years those who renew its religion, and every Muslim is to believe it. Tajdid means revisiting jurisprudence, faith, practice and propagation in a manner suited to current conditions, as long as it does not contradict the Quran and hadith, and it does not mean creating a new religion. Scholars differ on the word "man", and this ruling prefers the view that it refers to more than one person.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Untuk itu, kami berpendapat bahawa "man" di dalam hadith ini bermaksud lebih daripada seorang sebagaimana yang difahami oleh dahulu dan masa kini.
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD AL-HADITH SIRI KE-16 : HADIS TENTANG MUJADDID (REFORMIS) AGAMA”, 10 March 2016. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-al-hadith/1561-irsyad-al-hadith-siri-ke-15-hadis-tentang-mujaddid-reformis-agama. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/hadith-on-mujaddid-every-hundred-years/