Reading Rasyid Ailal’s Perspective On Sahih Al-Bukhari: Methodology, Criticism, And Implication For Contemporary Muslims

Abstract

This study aims to review Rasyid Ailal’s thoughts about the book Sahih Al-Bukhari and provide some criticisms of the results of the character’s thoughts reviewed by Rasyid Ailal in his book Sahih al-Bukhari Nihayah Usturah. Rasyid Ailal’s efforts to criticize S|ahih{ al-Bukhari created the potential for a great level of anxiety for the Muslim community. This is because this book is often referred to in every breath of Muslim activity. This paper uses the library research method. The data analysis technique is data condensation, data presentation, and conclusion. The results of the study show that Rasyid Ailal’s thoughts are indeed very critical, it can be seen from his view that the scholars did not think of it, both from the subjectivity of Imam Bukhari to the quality of his Al-Bukhari, all of which were criticized. However, many of Rasyid Ailal’s criticisms do not have good arguments, and one might even say that his thoughts are just assumptions with no scientific basis. Therefore, this thought cannot be evident and is not permissible to follow because it can be misguided or misguided