Kritikan Abu Rayyah Terhadap Kitab Sahih Bukhari yang Terdapat Perawi Ahli Khawarij Abu Rayyah's Criticism of Sahih Bukhari Regarding the Inclusion of Narrators from the Khawarij Sect

Abstract

Abu Rayyah is an Islamic scholar whose ideas have drawn significant attention from ulama muhaddithun due to his criticisms of Prophetic hadiths narrated by Khawarij narrators in Sahih Bukhari, as presented in his book Adwa’ ‘Ala al-Sunnah al-Muhammadiyyah. His views stand in stark contrast to the perspectives of ulama muhaddithun. One example is his criticism of the narrator Imran bin Hittan, a member of the Khawarij, whose inclusion in Sahih Bukhari led Abu Rayyah to question the authenticity of the book. This article focuses on examining Mahmud Abu Rayyah’s criticism of Sahih Bukhari regarding the presence of Khawarij narrators, as found in Adwa’ ‘Ala al-Sunnah al-Muhammadiyyah, and presents refutations of his arguments. This study employs a qualitative method through extensive reading and analysis of primary sources, namely Adwa’ ‘Ala al-Sunnah al-Muhammadiyyah, while additional supporting information was gathered from secondary sources. The findings reveal that Abu Rayyah’s criticism of Khawarij narrators in Sahih Bukhari contradicts the scholarly consensus among ulama hadith. The claim that the presence of a Khawarij narrator weakens Sahih Bukhari is inaccurate, rather, Imran bin Hittan is considered a trustworthy (thiqah) narrator in hadith transmission. In conclusion, this study clarifies that Abu Rayyah’s criticism of Sahih Bukhari based on the inclusion of a Khawarij narrator is inconsistent with the explanations provided by ulama muhaddithun.