LIVING HADIS DALAM TRADISI TER ATER PASCA GERHANA BULAN: STUDI FENOMENOLOGIS MASYARAKAT DESA KETAPANG SAMPANG

Abstract

The phenomenon of local practices of the Ter Ater tradition after a lunar eclipse in Ketapang Village, Sampang. There is a gap between the generality of the hadith text on eclipses, which recommends prayer, remembrance, and almsgiving, and the specificity of the form of almsgiving in the form of food, chicken, and so on in this tradition. This study examines how the community interprets this tradition and relates it to their understanding of the hadith text. The purpose of this study is to describe and analyze the community's interpretation and the relationship between the Ter Ater tradition and the hadith text on lunar eclipses. The approach and type of research used is qualitative with a phenomenological method, which focuses on the subjective experiences of the practitioners of the tradition. Data collection techniques were carried out through participatory observation during the implementation of the tradition, in-depth interviews with religious leaders, traditional leaders, and residents, as well as a study of related documents. The collected data were analyzed using the Miles and Huberman data analysis model, which includes data reduction, data presentation, and conclusion drawing. The results of the study show that the people of Ketapang Village interpret this tradition as a form of actualization (living hadith) of the universal values in the hadith on eclipses. The relationship established is not a textual-literal one, but rather a contextual-symbolic one. The eclipse prayer is understood as the fulfillment of the core commandment (sharia), while Ter Ater is seen as the implementation of the recommendation to give alms and strengthen social cohesion, symbolized through Madurese specialties. Thus, this tradition is the result of a creative interpretation that harmonizes religious norms with local wisdom, where the text of the hadith provides the spirit, while the culture provides the practical form.