IBN HAJAR AL-ASQALANI'S SCHOLARSHIP IN FIQH HADITH: FOCUS ON MUQADDIMAH IN THE BOOK OF FATH AL-BARI

Abstract

Fath al-Bari bi Syarh Sahih al-Bukhari is a famous book by Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani because the book has an important role in comprehending the hadiths in Sahih al-Bukhari. However, Ibn Hajar's scholarship in this book is relatively less highlighted in society, especially on the field of fiqh that should be known to the public apart from his famous hadith-oriented essays. Thus, public opinion is more likely to classify Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani as a mere hadith scholar. In this respect, there is a need for a medium to draw the public's attention to the fiqh discussions by Ibn Hajar. This study aims to focus on some of Ibn Hajar's statements in his Muqaddimah related to the fiqh discussions. Therefore, this article analyses uses descriptive research based on qualitative research. The results of this study found that Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani's expertise is not just confined to the field of hadith only but includes the field of jurisprudence, in which Ibn Hajar, himself, was acknowledged, as possessing a strong the background of al-Syafi'e school of jurisprudence.