Teori Hermeneutika Hans-Georg Gadamer dan Relevansinya terhadap Hadis Sujud Istri kepada Suami

This article examines the relevance of Hans-Georg Gadamer's hermeneutic theory in understanding the hadith concerning the wife's prostration to her husband. This hadith is often considered to contain gender bias or even be misogynistic. Through Gadamer's hermeneutic approach, which emphasizes the fusion of horizons between the text and the reader's context, the article highlights the importance of an interpretation that involves historical awareness and contemporary ethical reflection. The study employs a qualitative, library-based method by analyzing hadiths from Sunan Ibn Mājah and Sunan al-Tirmidhi. The hermeneutic theory is drawn from Gadamer’s Truth and Method, along with other relevant literature. The analysis shows that the interpretation of this hadith cannot be separated from the social context in which it was spoken and that its meaning can be reinterpreted constructively within an ethical framework of gender-equitable relationships. Thus, Gadamer's hermeneutics offers a critical and contextual alternative approach in hadith studies.