Remuneration Practices in Funeral Rites in Parit Culum 1 Village: An Islamic Law Perspective

  • Rendi Pratama
    Institut Islam Al-Mujaddid Sabak (IIMS) Tanjung Jabung Timur, Indonesia
  • Kurniawan
    Institut Islam Al-Mujaddid Sabak (IIMS) Tanjung Jabung Timur, Indonesia
  • Alisyah Pitri
    Institut Islam Al-Mujaddid Sabak (IIMS) Tanjung Jabung Timur, Indonesia

Abstract

This study analyzes remuneration practices associated with funeral rites in Parit Culum 1 Village from the perspective of Islamic law. The research responds to the social reality that payments to individuals involved in funeral management have become an established local custom, yet remain underexplored within the fiqh frameworks of ijarah and ujrah. Employing a qualitative descriptive-analytical approach, the study combines primary field data gathered through observation, in-depth interviews, and documentation with a deductive analysis of relevant principles in muamalah fiqh. Findings indicate that funeral rites in the study area are organized through communal cooperation, and that remuneration, provided voluntarily in cash or in kind, is offered as an expression of appreciation for the services of funeral workers. These practices align with the key elements of ujrah under Islamic law, as they are grounded in voluntary consent, clear service provision, and the absence of coercion or commercialization of religious duty. The study contributes to fiqh muamalah scholarship by extending the application of ijarah to social-religious practices and by highlighting the legitimizing role of local custom (urf) in shaping legally acceptable, context-sensitive religious practices; it also offers an evidential basis for religious leaders and local policymakers to formulate normative guidance that reconciles sharīʿah principles with lived social realities.

Keywords

Remuneration Practice; Funeral Rites; Islamic Law; Ujrah; Ijarah

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

References

Abdurrahman, & Muhajirin. (2023). The concept of Ijarah and its implementation in Islamic economic contracts. Al-Hurriyah: Jurnal Hukum Islam, 8(1), 45–57.
Aktualita. (2023). Analisis akad ijarah dalam praktik jasa masyarakat muslim modern. Aktualita: Jurnal Hukum dan Ekonomi Syariah, 11(2), 99–113.
Al Fasiri, M. (2021). Keadilan dan etika dalam sistem upah Islam: Kajian konsep ujrah. Jurnal Ekonomi Syariah Indonesia, 9(3), 210–224.
Arifin, S., Rahman, M., & Yusuf, N. (2022). Integrating local wisdom and Islamic social ethics in Indonesian rural communities. Al-Qalam: Jurnal Penelitian Sosial Keagamaan, 39(2), 181–198.
Darmalaksana, W. (2022). Metodologi penelitian hukum Islam kontemporer: Integrasi pendekatan normatif dan empiris. Jurnal Al-Mashlahah, 18(2), 95–107.
Dudang, A., Setiawan, A., & Nurjaman, M. (2025). Ijarah and Ju’alah contracts in contemporary Islamic law: A comparative study. Journal of Islamic Law Studies, 7(1), 33–49.

Download PDF Files'

Article Cover

Published & Citation

2025-11-01

How to Cite

Rendi Pratama, Kurniawan, & Alisyah Pitri. (2025). Remuneration Practices in Funeral Rites in Parit Culum 1 Village: An Islamic Law Perspective. Zabags International Journal of Islamic Studies, 2(2), 321–329. https://doi.org/10.61233/zijis.v2i2.48

License

Copyright (c) 2025 The Author(s). This article is published by Zabags International Journal of Islamic Studies and distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). View License Agreement

Most read articles by the same author(s)

1 2 > >>