Ibnu Hibban: An Analysis of the Unique Methodology and Eligibility in Sahih Ibn Hibban

Abstract

This research is related to the methodology and conditions of hadith history used by Ibn Hibban in collecting the traditions in his Sahih book. To understand this theme, the research question is how the form of Ibn Hibban's methodology in collecting hadith and how the conditions determined by Ibn Hibban in determining the status of the hadith narrator contained in his Sahih book. This research uses qualitative type with content analysis approach. The data source comes from the Sahih book of Ibn Hibban with data collection through determining the object, creating categories and units of analysis. The findings of this study explain that the methodology of the compilation system of his sahih book, Ibn Hibban applies the qism-qism and nau'-nau' styles. Other findings found that in terms of the conditions used by Ibn Hibban in determining the status of the hadith narrator, namely judging the tsiqah of a person whose conditions are closed, that is, as long as there is no judgment of disgrace and judgment of 'fairness against him, every shaikh and narrator who narrates from him is tsiqah, and never brings a bad tradition. Finally, it can be emphasized that Ibn Hibban's methodology and the conditions for determining the narrator are unique because they are different from those used by ulama.