Rekonstruksi Manhaj Imam Bukhari dalam Al-Jami‘ Al-Sahih: Kerangka Epistemik, Arsitektural, dan Resepsional

Abstract

Sahih al-Bukhari holds the highest position in hadith literature, yet discussions of its compiler’s methodology are often divided among his biography, the criteria of authenticity, the arrangement of the book, and the author’s theological stance. This article aims to map Imam al-Bukhari’s manhaj in al-Jami’ al-Sahih in an integrated way within the biographical and historical background of its compiler. The study uses a qualitative approach with a library research design and descriptive-historical analysis of scholarly literature on Sahih al-Bukhari, mostly published between 2021 and 2026. The findings show that al-Bukhari’s precision was shaped by his scholarly travels and his mastery of narrators, and that it was motivated by the wish to compile a well-organized collection of sound hadith. In selection, he relied on the general conditions of authenticity, the grading of narrators, and a standard of isnad continuity that requires a confirmed meeting (liqa’) rather than mere contemporaneity (mu’asharah). In composition, chapter titles (tarajim al-abwab), repetition of hadith, suspended reports (mu’allaq), and abbreviation of chains operate as interlocking devices, so that the book functions both as a collection of sound hadith and as a work of jurisprudence. A reading of Khalq Af’al al-‘Ibad shows similar care in matters of creed. Reported counts of books, chapters, and hadith also differ among sources, so the edition used must be stated. The article concludes that al-Bukhari’s manhaj is a coherent verification system and a relevant reference for the ethics of source verification in contemporary multidisciplinary studies.