THE APPROACH OF MEMORIZING HADITH IN THE ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY OF MEDINA: STUDY TOWARDS STUDENT OUTSIDE OF FACULTY OF HADITH

The current article surveyed the tradition of memorizing hadith via subjects which are taught to the students apart from the course of hadith in the islamic university of madinah, saudi arabia. the objective of the study is to expose the importance of hadith memorization among students in islamic studies who are not majoring in hadith. the form of the study is an overview and introduction on the hadith memorization subject in terms of the quantity of the learned hadith, and the memorized hadith, as well as the courses involved in the hadith memorization, alongside the scoring of hadith memorization which are assessed in the tutorial tests and final semester examinations. besides, this study also viewed a few general comparisons on the focus and application of the hadith memorization system specifically in malaysian universities. the study used field study method in obtaining the data, specifically data was collected via interviews and library researchof related literatures. the results of the study found that memorizing hadith is emphasized among the students in the course of islamic studies in the islamic university of madinah to the extent that it is made a compulsory subject for the students who are not majoring in hadith course. the study also found that the tradition of memorizing hadith is necessary to be emphasized among students of islamic studies generally as a preparation in mastering the syara’ (islamic laws) postulates and not to be restricted only to students of hadith and al-quran.