Analisis Model Pendalilan Golongan Habib: Amalan Tawassul dengan Orang Mati dan Tawassul dengan Perkataan Madad

Abstract

Talks on Tawassul issues have been done by scholars since antiquity. However, the diversity of beliefs that have emerged lately including the existence of the 'Selawat Perdana' and ‘Malam Cinta Rasul’ phenomenon that was brought by Habib group causing discussion on this issue to become warm again. Among the expressions introduced by the Habib group in their occasion were al-Madad Ya Rasulullah which in that expression includes the practice of Tawassul with the dead and Tawassul with the word Madad. What is more alarming is that the Islamic community is so easy to accept the practices introduced by Habib group because of their position as the descendants of the Prophet. Hence, this paper is produced to re-evaluate the arguments submitted by the Habib group in defending the practice of Tawassul with the dead and with the word of Madad. This study is a qualitative study using case study method where the data collection process is done through content analysis and internet studies. Meanwhile, the data analysis process is done through descriptive, thematic and comparative approaches. The findings show that the arguments posed by some of the Habib's groups against these two issues were not strong and thus the necessity of the practices was also questioned. The results of this study have important implications for the Muslim community to evaluate whether the Tawassul practices highlighted by the Habibians are in accordance with the law or otherwise.

Keywords

• Habib, Istidlāl, Tawassul, Tawassul with dead, Madad