Muhammad Genta Saputra
UIN Sunan Ampel Surabaya

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A Critique of Cancel Culture from a Hadith Perspective: A Study of Islamic Social Ethics in the Digital Era Muhammad Genta Saputra; Ahmad Khoirul Fata; Abdullah Albaar; Abdullah Hosseinieskandian
Millati: Journal of Islamic Studies and Humanities Vol. 11 No. 1 (2026): MILLATI
Publisher : Universitas Islam Negeri (UIN) Salatiga

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.18326/millati.v11i1.4028

Abstract

The phenomenon of cancel culture reflects a disruption of social control mechanisms, shifting from a deliberative process of clarification to instantaneous mass judgement that often disregards the principles of procedural justice and moral proportionality. This study responds to the dominance of sociological analyses by filling the gap in normative Islamic ethical perspectives for examining this phenomenon more comprehensively. Using a qualitative approach through non-participatory observation of the Ahmad Sahroni case and library research on Sunan Abī Dāwūd, this study compares the dynamics of digital interaction with prophetic values that constitute the foundations of Islamic social ethics. The findings indicate that the reactive nature of cancel culture contradicts the Islamic principle of gradualism; conversely, the Hadith tradition offers tabayyun (verification), satr al-ʿuyūb (concealing faults), and iṣlāḥ (reconciliation) as constructive ethical antitheses. The study concludes with the urgency of shifting from a punitive culture to a culture of ethical improvement to cultivate a more civilized, inclusive, and restorative digital public sphere.