Konsep Tasfiah dalam Islam: Sejarah Dahulu dan Kini

Shaykh al-Albani is the first contemporary scholar to popularise the concept of tasfiah (purification) in da'wah. According to him, tasfiah is one of the methods that should be used as a religious basis by all Muslims in order to bring them back to the true teachings of Islam in line with what was taught by the Prophet Muhammad SAW. This article discusses his concept of tasfiah based upon its historical point of view in Islam, past and present. Through qualitative research methods and document analysis approach, this study shows that the concept of tasfiah is closely related to the history of the development of Islam. This research focuses on its historical development in the three main fields of Islam which is creed, hadith and jurisprudence, and the role played by scholars in dealing with deviations in faith, preserving the authenticity of the hadiths of the Prophet PBUH and explaining the Islamic laws and methods of worship in accordance with the Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad SAW. The results show that the concept of tasfiah expressed by Shaykh al-Albani is not something new because scholars throughout Islamic history had emphasized on this concept. This study also addresses the necessity of emphasizing the concept of tasfiah in da’wah among Muslim scholars, in the hope that they might fortify Islam from any deviation.