Reinterpretation of The Family in Inheritance Law Towards Sisters From The Perspective of The Hadith

Abstrak

This paper aims to analyze the reinterpretation of the concept of family in the division of inheritance law related to the status of the mother's sister from the perspective of the hadith. The mother's sister in inheritance law is included in the group of dzawi al-arhām. The main issues studied in this article are the concept of family, especially regarding mother and sister in inheritance law and the interpretation of hadith texts in relation to the concept of dzawi al-arhām in contemporary Islamic law. This research uses a normative legal method, while the approach is hermeneutic as an analytical tool directly related to the interpretation of the text, so that the meaning of the text is by investigating every detail of the interpretation process. The data refers to verses of the Qur'an, hadiths, opinions of scholars, journal articles and books. The results of the study indicate that Islamic legal thought is influenced by the dominant discourse that developed at that time regarding male superiority, and in the formation of Islamic law, the discourse of male dominance has not been discussed. Evaluation of preferences among Islamic legal scholars towards patriarchy can be seen in four aspects: genealogy, transmission of knowledge, culture, and the formation of historical discourse in Islam that is androcentric. The interpretation of the family reflects a historical-sociological reality that is highly dependent on place and time. The definition of family is not based on biological (natural) factors, but rather on socio-cultural considerations, or in other words, gender. Based on the analysis above, in terms of both quantity and quality, this hadith can be categorized as a mashhur and sahih hadith, and it can be used as a legal reference. Therefore, based on this reinterpretation of the concept of family, it is appropriate that the mother's sister is entitled to a share of the inheritance, the mandatory will mechanism can be considered.