DIGITAL ETHICS IN SOCIAL MEDIA: AN ISLAMIC JURISPRUDENCE STUDY ON AL-KITĀBU KA AL-KHIṬĀB

Abstract

The diversity of interactions in the digital world has given rise to numerous problems. Therefore, this study aims to examine and navigate the ethics of social media or the digital world through the approach of fiqh al-kitab ka al-khitab. This is a qualitative study using a descriptive analytical method. The sources of this research come from classical books that discuss fiqh rules, tafsir al-Quran and hadith. The research question of this study is what digital ethics exist in social media. This study shows that through the al-kitab ka al-khitab approach, digital ethics are divided into two categories: interaction ethics related to the prohibition of gossip and spreading hoaxes on social media, and transaction ethics related to muamalah, which emphasises knowledge of the conditions and pillars of buying and selling, and munakahat, which emphasises that husbands should not divorce their wives arbitrarily through writing. This paper contributes to the knowledge and Muslim society at large.