Childfree Practices in Indonesia
(Study on the Response of Islamic Community Organizations in Kebumen Distric)
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.21009/hayula.007.01.02Keywords:
childfree, Radical Feminism, Islamic Community OrganizationsAbstract
This article discusses child-free practices in Indonesia. Childfree means an agreement made by husband and wife not to have children during the marriage period. Practices in society are still taboo when you hear the term childfree itself. There is also a small portion of society that is no longer a taboo and has even practiced it, especially among the upper elite. This research is interesting to study because childfree itself is contrary to the purpose of marriage, namely having children and reproductive rights in Islam to enjoy biological relations. This article aims to explore the views and responses of several Islamic organizations in Kebumen regarding childfree.
This research uses qualitative methods (field research). The main object of this research is child-free practices and the views and responses of Islamic organizations in Kebumen. Data collection techniques were carried out by interviewing several Islamic organizations in Kebumen. Then the data analysis technique is descriptive analysis. The results of the study identified: (1) childfree as a phenomenon of current issues that reap various opinions, some support it and some don’t (2) childfree as a radical feminism. (3) childfree in the opinion of Islamic organizations in Kebumen regency such as (Nahdlatul Ulama, Muhamadiyah, Indonesian Islamic Da'wah Institute, and Hidayatullah) is that childfree has gone against nature, because it has deviated from the Qur’an, Hadis and the purpose of marriage.
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Fauzan, A. (2022). CHILDFREE PERSPECTIVE OF ISLAMIC LAW. As-Salam: Journal of Islamic Law Studies & Education, 11 (1), 1–10.
Fauzi, F., Ashilah, AA, & Maisaroh, M. (2020). The polemic of the controversial articles on the Family Resilience bill from the perspective of Islamic law, psychology, and social communication. Ijtihad: Journal of Discourse on Islamic Law and Humanity, 20 (1), 115–146.
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Haecal, MIF, Fikra, H., & Darmalaksana, W. (2022). Analysis of the Childfree Phenomenon in Society: Study of Takhrij and Syarah Hadith with an Islamic Law Approach. Gunung Djati Conference Series, 8, 219–233.
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Munshihah, A., & Hidayat, MR (2022). Childfree in the Qur'an: An Analysis of Tafsir Maqashidi. Student Scientific Journal Raushan Fikr, 11 (2), 211–222.
Patnani, M., Takwin, B., & Mansoer, WW (2021). Happy without children? The importance of children for involuntary childlessness. Scientific Journal of Applied Psychology, 9 (1), 117–129.
Pelu, IEA (2011). Similarity: Marital property within the marriage law is a debate on the legal position and actual applications.
Rahayu, NF (2022). Fertile Couples Decision Not To Have Children. Hermeneutics: Journal of Hermeneutics, 8 (1).
Rizka, SM, Yeniningsih, TK, Mutmainnah, M., & Yuhasriati, Y. (2021). Childfree Phenomenon in Indonesia. Proceedings of AICS-Social Sciences, 11, 336–341.
Sabri, FASFA (2011). ADOPTION (An Offer of Islamic Law towards the Good Future of Neglected Children). AL-IHKAM: Journal of Law & Social Institutions, 6 (2), 201–216.
Saputra, E., & Busyro, B. (2018). Kawin Maupah: An Obligation to Get Married After Talak Tiga in the Tradition of Binjai Village in Pasaman District: A Maqasid al-Shari'ah Review. QIJIS (Qudus International Journal of Islamic Studies), 6 (2), 181–220.
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Meidina, A., & Puspita, M. . (2023). Childfree Practices in Indonesia: (Study on the Response of Islamic Community Organizations in Kebumen Distric). Hayula: Indonesian Journal of Multidisciplinary Islamic Studies, 7(1), 17–32. https://doi.org/10.21009/hayula.007.01.02
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