Tawassul And Istighathah With Prophet Muhammad In The Practice Of Mawlid Berzanji

Tawassul Dan Istighathah Dengan Nabi Muhammad Dalam Amalan Mawlid Berzanji

Abstract

Tawassul and istighathah with Prophet Muhammad are among the practices of Muslims in Malaysia when they greet the Prophet's birthday (mawlid) and recite the Mawlid al-Barzanji book (kitab). This practice becomes  polemic to the practice of mawlid and berzanji (rhythmic recitation of prophet Muhammad praising)  by some Muslims in Malaysia. Until there are those who accuse the practice as shirk and kufr. Therefore, this study is conducted to analyze the issues raised regarding tawassul and istighathah in the practice of mawlid and berzanji and to analyze the opinion of the Islamic jurists on the issue. The study involved qualitative and quantitative data through interviews, content analysis, and questionnaires. A total of four respondents were interviewed, 34 documents were analyzed, and 233 respondents answered the questionnaires. The findings of this study found that the issue of tawassul and istighathah with the Prophet Muhammad after his death is an issue of ijtihad. The study concludes that Muslims are encouraged to perform tawassul and istighathah with the Prophet Muhammad, the other Prophets and the Apostles, and the righteous person; whether they are alive or after they died.


Abstrak
Tawassul dan istighathah dengan Nabi Muhammad merupakan antara amalan yang dilakukan oleh umat Islam di Malaysia ketika menyambut mawlid Nabi dan membaca kitab Mawlid al-Barzanji. Amalan ini menimbulkan polemik terhadap amalan mawlid dan berzanji yang diamalkan oleh sebahagian umat Islam di Malaysia. Sehingga terdapat golongan yang menuduh amalan tersebut adalah syirik dan kufur. Oleh itu kajian ini dilakukan untuk menganalisa isu yang ditimbulkan berkaitan tawassul dan istighathah dalam amalan mawlid dan berzanji serta menganalisa perbezaan pendapat ulamak berkaitan isu tersebut. Kajian yang dilakukan melibatkan data kualitatif dan kuantitatif melalui temubual, analisa kandungan, dan soal selidik. Seramai empat orang responden telah ditemubual, 34 dokumen telah dianalisa, dan 233 responden telah menjawab soal selidik. Dapatan kajian ini mendapati bahawa isu tawassul dan istighathah dengan Nabi Muhammad selepas kewafatan baginda merupakan isu ijtihadi. Kajian ini mentarjihkan bahawa digalakkan bertawassul dan beristighathah dengan Nabi Muhammad ﷺ, para Nabi dan Rasul, serta orang saleh; sama ada ketika mereka masih hidup atau selepas mereka meninggal dunia.