The Fiqh of Pandemic: The Arguments and Practices of Worship at the Al Akbar National Mosque in Surabaya

Muhammad Al Maliki, Ahmad Hilmy, JM Muslimin, Kamarusdiana Kamarusdiana, Asmawi Asmawi, Asriati Asriati
2021 Proceedings of the 3rd International Colloquium on Interdisciplinary Islamic Studies, ICIIS 2020, 20-21 October 2020, Jakarta, Indonesia   unpublished
This research examines the arguments and practices of worship during the COVID-19 pandemic at the Al Akbar National M osque (M AS). The research data was obtained through the method of literature study and interviews of several participants who carried out congregational worship at the mosque. The data analysis method used is descriptive-analytical with the uṣūlī approach. Based on the research results, argumentatively the implementation of worship in M AS is based on the principle of dar'u
more » ... sid muqaddam 'alā jalb al-maṣālih which places human safety as a priority (salus populi suprema lex) and also suitable to the al-dharī'ah theory. In practice, the M AS management has implemented fourteen prayer protocols properly to create comfort during worship. However, several aspects need to be improved in the future.
doi:10.4108/eai.20-10-2020.2305150 fatcat:nrqbg6siejamjkpqpbxmkbm224