Sisi Positif Taqlid dalam Sejarah Perkembangan Hukum Islam
Abstract: The main problem
that this paper is interested in dealing with is the notion of taqlid, the
English translation of which being a blind acceptance. Taqlid is the opposite
of Ijtihad, the intellectual exercise to draw certain legal rules from their
sources. Muslims over centuries believed that taqlid in legal matters is not
allowed, and that the door of Ijtihad has never been closed, as some Western
scholars would emphatically argue. The paper nonetheless maintains that taqlid does
take place in a major part of Islamic legal history. It has become unavoidable
for Muslims to accept blindly–due to some reasons- the legal views of the
earlier scholars and jurists. But the paper also argues that to accept without
question the views of the authoritative scholars in legal matters is not always
bad. The paper tries to show that there are –due to some conditions- positive
things in committing Taqlid. To show this, the paper would attempt to
scrutinize the historical facts in which Muslims do benefit from doing Taqlid.
It means also that, Ijtihad is not always good for Muslims. By presenting some
findings -the paper will argue- that in some cases, Muslims should abandon
independent intellectual exercise and resort to blind acceptance if in doing so
would bring benefit for them.
Keywords: Taqlid, Ijtihad,
legal matters
Penulis: Ahmad Imam Mawardi
Kode Jurnal: jpperadabanislamdd110056
