PENDEKATAN AL-JAM‘ DALAM MENANGANI PERCANGGAHAN HADITH

The issue of the Hadiths that seem to contradict each others, quranic texts or even other facts has been handled by the Hadith scholars. Muslim scholars, whom are being referred to, should ready always to give interpretations, explanations and conclusions to solve these so called ‘contradictions’ which in reality can cause negative impacts on the accountability of Hadith as one of the main sources for the Muslims civilization. This writing intends to explore the method of al-Jam‘ that is being used by Hadith theologians to find solutions for contradiction that appeared to happen between a Hadith and another. One of the dominant and chosen methods in solving this problem is by the unification or coordination between the meanings and purposes of the Hadiths that appeared to contradict each others.