The Emperical Analysis of Family Maintenance Dynamics in Fiqh Munākaḥāt: A Socio-Legal Study of Muslim Families in Pekanbaru
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This study aims to analyze the dynamics of livelihood practices in Muslim families in Pekanbaru City and explain the relationship between the norms of fiqh munakahat and social reality through a socio legal approach. The study used a qualitative method with data collection techniques including in depth interviews, observation, and documentation. The results show that livelihood practices in Muslim families are dynamic and divided into three main patterns: normative, collaborative, and collective. Economic factors are the main determinant driving changes in livelihood practices, especially in the context of the pressures of life’s needs in urban areas. Meanwhile, educational and social factors play a role in shaping perspectives and relationship patterns within the family. These findings indicate that livelihood practices are the result of the interaction between fiqh norms and social reality. Conceptually, this study confirms that fiqh munakahat has an adaptive capacity to respond to social change through the principles of justice, benefit, and propriety. Therefore, variations in maintenance practices cannot be understood as deviations, but rather as a contextualization of sharia values in contemporary Muslim family life. This research contributes to the development of Islamic family law studies that are more contextual, empirical, and responsive to social dynamics.
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2. Interviews
I1, a wife, 33 years old, housewife
I2, a wife, 35 years old, private employee
I3, a wife, 37 years old, teacher
I4, a wife, 32 years old, trader
I5, a wife, 34 years old, civil servant
I6, a wife, 30 years old, professional (private)
S1, a husband, 35 years old, private employee
S2, a husband, 40 years old, trader
S3, a husband, 38 years old, daily laborer
S4, a husband, 42 years old, self-employed
S5, a husband, 36 years old, civil servant
S6, a husband, 34 years old, professional (private)