LIVING HADITH IN THE PRACTICE OF DISTANCING THE LINE (ṢAFF) IN CONGREGATIONAL PRAYERS DURING CORONA PANDEMIC


Ahmad Syahid

Institut Agama Islam Negeri Kudus
asyahid375@gmail.com

Abstract

Covid-19 has undermined many of the established orders. Religious practices are among those affected by this virus. This is descriptive, qualitative research that explains the practice of distancing the lines (ṣaff) in congregational prayers during the corona pandemic. This research employs phenomenological perspective to do the analysis on the data, particularly the interviews published in online media. Another side of the analysis is the inductive and deductive technique. This research focuses on the ways in which that practice is put into action, the underlying factors, and the impact it poses to the society, particularly the way they face the pandemic. It argues that the practice is a sort of realization of physical distancing to prevent the spreading of the virus and at the same time the real attempt of Indonesian Muslims to observe one of the principal goals of sharia, that is al-muḥāfaẓa „alā an-nafs.

Keywords: Physical Distancing, Lines (Ṣaff), Distanced, Covid-19, al-Muḥāfaẓa „alā an-Nafs

Abstrak

Covid-19 telah merusak banyak tatanan yang telah mapan. Praktik keagamaan termasuk yang terdampak oleh virus ini. Penelitian ini adalah penelitian deskriptif kualitatif yang menjelaskan living hadis dalam praktik saf renggang saat pandemi corona. Penelitian ini memakai metode analisis kualitatif yang berupa studi fenomenologi, dengan pengutipan wawancara di kabar berita sebagai teknik pengumpulan data. Saat menganalisis data, penulis melakukan analisa data melalui metode induksi dan deduksi. Fokus dalam penelitian ini yaitu bagaimana praktik pelaksanaan saf renggang saat pandemik corona, faktor-faktor yang melatarbelakangi praktik tersebut, serta pengaruh praktik saf renggang saat pandemi corona terhadap masyarakat Indonesia. Tulisan ini menemukan bahwa praktik saf renggang dalam salat merupakan bentuk penerapan physical distancing untuk mencegah penyebaran virus corona dan praktik saf renggang adalah manifestasi masyarakat Indonesia dalam mengamalkan al-muḥāfaẓah „alā al-nafs.

Kata Kunci: Physical Distancing, Saf, Renggang, Corona, al-muḥāfaẓah „alā al-nafs.

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