Practice of Congregational Tasbih Prayers During the Month of Ramadhan

Abstract

This study examines the practice of congregational prayer of the sunnah prayer as a Ramadan tradition at the Great Mosque of Palopo City using the living hadith approach. The focus of the research is directed at how the hadith about the prayer of the rosary is actualized in the religious practices of the Muslim community. This research is a field research with a qualitative-descriptive approach that integrates the study of hadith and phenomenology to analyze the textual basis of hadith as well as the religious experience of the congregation. The research participants were selected purposively, consisting of mosque administrators and worshippers involved in the implementation of congregational prayer during Ramadan. Data obtained through observation, in-depth interviews, documentation, and data validity are maintained through source triangulation, continuous observation, and cross-checking between interviews, observations, and documentation. The results of the study show that the practice of praying the prayer in congregation is driven by the meaning of the congregation towards the last ten nights of Ramadan as a time that has high spiritual value and is related to the search for lailat al-qadr. Although there is no explicit guidance from the Prophet Muhammad (saw) that links the prayer of the beads with the search for lailat al-qadr. This practice reflects the religious initiative of the congregation in optimizing the times that are considered sacred while strengthening the collective religiosity in the mosque community. This research makes a theoretical contribution to the development of the study of living hadith by showing that the practice of communal rituals can be a medium for negotiating religious meaning, spirituality, and social cohesion in urban Muslim societies.