Analysis of Hadith Understanding Method among Millennial Ulama in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia

This study aims to determine the methods and ways of understanding hadith among millennial scholars in the Internet era today. The presence of information technology has occurred in learning methods and ways of understanding hadith among the younger generation of scholars. This is in line with previous research that the younger generation of Muslims has used the Internet as a source of learning about the Islamic religion. Likewise, how to understand hadith among millennial scholars have also used online means to understand hadith through various online sources. This study uses a qualitative method with data collected through focus group interviews and in-depth interviews with 35 young scholars in Central Sulawesi. Data were analyzed using the thematic approach of Corbin and Strauss. The results of this study indicate that millennial scholars have used the Internet to study hadith. Millennial scholars have also affiliated with specific religious organizations online to study hadith. Then the millennial scholars are affiliated with specific religious figures online to understand hadith. Furthermore, millennial scholars also believe that the Internet can help understand hadith learning by sharing hadith knowledge online. This research can contribute to simplifying the learning process and understanding various hadiths that do not have to rely on conventional sources such as Islamic boarding schools, madrasas, and scholars manually