Pendekatan Grounded Theory Ethnography James Spradley

This study aims to integrate the Grounded Theory approach with James Spradley’s ethnographic method in hadith studies to understand the contextual meaning of hadiths within the social life of the community. The background of this research lies in the limitations of the classical hadith approach, which tends to focus only on textual aspects (sanad and matn) while lacking exploration of the underlying social and cultural meanings. Using a descriptive-analytical qualitative approach, the primary data are sourced from hadith collections such as Sahih Bukhari and Sahih Muslim, while the secondary data consist of literature on qualitative methodology, ethnography, and Grounded Theory. Data collection techniques were conducted through library research and analyzed using Spradley’s nine steps of ethnographic analysis, including domain analysis, taxonomic analysis, componential analysis, and theme analysis. The results indicate that the integration of these approaches enables the construction of thematic categories from hadiths based on the social experiences of the Muslim community and generates substantive theories relevant to the dynamics of Muslim social life. This approach not only broadens the understanding of hadith texts but also emphasizes the importance of viewing hadiths as social constructions embedded within Islamic culture.