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Fath al-Bārī bi Syarḥ Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī by Ibn Ḥajar al-‘Asqalānī is one of the most authoritative books on hadith commentary in Islamic scholarship. This study aims to examine the characteristics of Fath al-Bārī with a focus on the systematic arrangement of the book, the method of hadith commentary, the writing style, and the background of its writing. This study uses a qualitative approach based on library research with Fath al-Bārī as the primary source, supported by relevant classical and contemporary literature. Data was collected through documentation techniques by examining the structure of the discussion, the pattern of hadith commentary, the writing style, and historical information in the book's introduction. Data analysis was carried out using descriptive-analytical and historical-contextual methods. The results of the study show that Fath al-Bārī was compiled following the systematics of Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī with a comprehensive commentary method, covering linguistic analysis, criticism of sanad and matn, as well as a fiqh approach and comparison of scholars' opinions. The writing style is academic-argumentative with extensive references, while the background of the book's writing is closely related to the scientific need at that time to present an authoritative commentary on Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī. This study is expected to enrich the study of hadith commentary methodology in Islamic studies.
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Al-Asqalani, A. bin A. bin H. (1996). Fatḥ al-Bārī bi Syaraḥ Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī. Dār al-Fikr.
Al-Bukhari, A. A. M. bin I. (1980). Al-Jāmi’ al-Ṣaḥīḥ (1st ed.). Al-Matba’ah al-Salafiyyah.
Al-Suyūṭī, J. (1999). Naẓam al-‘Uqiyān fī al-A’yan. Dar al-Kitabah al-Alamiyyah.
Ali, N. (2001). Memahami Hadis Nabi: Metode dan Pendekatan. Center for Eduactional Studies and Development.
Anis, I. (1996). Al-Mu’jam al-Wasīṭ. al-Maktabah al-Islamiiyah.
Astriani, D. (2021). Hadis Dalam Kitab-Kitab Hadis Ahkam (Studi Kitab Bulughul Maram , Subulussalam , Misbahuz Dzolam , dan Nailul Authar). CONTEMPLATE: Jurnal Studi-Studi Keislaman, 2(02), 135–154. E-ISSN: 2774-1842.
Awwaliyah, N. M., & Hamid, I. (2019). Kajian Hermeneutika Dalam Kitab Fath Al-Bari’ Karya Ibn Hajar Al-Asqalani (Analisis Hadis Tentang Umroh). Jurnal Citra Ilmu, 9(4), 1–13. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.18592/JIU.V16I2.1734
Azami, M. M. (1999). Manhaj al-Naqd inda Al-Muhaddittsin. Dar Ihya Al-Kutub al-Arabiyyah.
Eriyanto. (2011). Analisis Isi: Pengantar Metodologi untuk Penelitian Ilmu Komunikasi dan Ilmu-ilmu Sosial Lainnya. Kencana Prenada Media Group.
Ghazirah, A. U. (2008). Fatḥ al-Bārī: Penjelasan Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī. Pustaka Azzam.
Hudaya, H. (2017). Metode Syarh Hadis Dalam Kitab Fath Al-Bari (Kajian atas Hadis Shalat Sunnah Sebelum dan Sesudah Shalat Jum’at). Jurnal Ilmu Ushuluddin, 16(2), 117–138. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.18592/JIU.V16I2.1734
Ismail, M. S. (2004). Pengantar Ilmu Hadits. PT. Angkasa.
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Khon, A. M. (2021). Ulumul Hadis. PT. Amzah.
Misbah, M. (2021). Metode dan Pendekatan dalam Syarah Hadis. Ahlimedia Press.
Muhtador, M. (2016). Sejarah Perkembangan Metode dan Pendekatan Syarah Hadis. Riwayah: Jurnal Studi Hadis, 2(1), 259–272. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.2034/riwayah.vlli2.34084
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Rahman, F. (2002). Ikhtisar al-Musthalahul Hadits. PT. Al-Ma’arif.
Shuhbah, M. A. (1999). Fī Rihabi al-Sunnah al-Kutūb al-Ṣiḥāh al-Sittah. Dar Ihya al-Turas al-Arabi.
Sugiyono. (2016). Metode Penelitian Kualitatif, Kuantitatif dan Metode R&D. Alfabeta.
Suryadilaga, M. A. (2012). Metodologi Syarah Hadis Era Klasik Hingga Kontemporer: Potret Konstruksi Metodologi Syarah Hadis. SUKA Press UIN Sunan Kalijaga.
Suyuti, N. A., Tanggareng, T., & Ngampo, M. A. (2025). Metodologi Fiqh Al- Hadis : Metode Syarh , Teknik Interpretasi Dan Pendekatan : Sebuah Pengantar. Jurnal Global Scholar: Social and Political Sciences, 02(01), 1–10. https://doi.org/10.21580/sa.v19i1.20264
Usman, A. (2006). Kutubusittah; Mengenal Enam Pokok Hadits dan Biografi Para Penulisnya. Pustaka Progresif.
Wensinck, A. J. (1936). Al-Mu’jam al-Mufahras li Alfāẓ al-Ḥadīts al-Nabawi (p. 549). Maktabah Briil.
Yaqub, A. M. (2021). Imam Bukhari dan Metodologi Kritik dalam Ilmu Hadis. Yayasan Wakaf Darus-Sunnah.
Zulfarizal, & Mardiyatul, A. (2021). Metodologi Syarah Hadis Nabi Saw (Telaah Kitab Fath Al-Bari’ Syarah Shahih Al-Bukhari). Al-ISNAD: Journal of Indonesian Hadist Studies, 2(1), 26–33. https://doi.org/10.15575/jpiu.v2i3.15496
