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Transforming Religious Authority: Fatwas in the Social Media Era Zuhri, Saifuddin; Fitriyani, Fitriyani; Munandar, Aris; Rahma, Achmad Dicky Arief Nur; Dahlan, Muammar
YUDISIA : Jurnal Pemikiran Hukum dan Hukum Islam Vol 17, No 1 (2026): YUDISIA : Jurnal Pemikiran Hukum dan Hukum Islam
Publisher : Program Studi Hukum Keluarga Islam

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.21043/yudisia.v17i1.34568

Abstract

This study examines the contestation of religious authority in Indonesia in the social media era by analyzing how digital platforms reshape the production, circulation, and validation of Islamic legal opinions. Despite the growing influence of online preachers and digital fatwas, limited research has examined how social media transforms the mechanisms of religious authority and the formation of Islamic law in the Indonesian context. Using a qualitative case study design and netnographic methods, this research analyzes digital fatwa content, the performance of religious authority by online preachers, and audience interactions on TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram. The findings reveal a shift from institution-based authority, grounded in scholarly credentials and collective deliberation, toward digital authority that derives legitimacy from symbolic capital, emotional appeal, and algorithmic visibility. This transformation contributes to epistemic fragmentation, as simplified and viral legal opinions frequently overshadow methodologically grounded fatwas issued by formal religious institutions. The study concludes that strengthening digital religious literacy, improving institutional communication, and applying a maqāṣid-based evaluative framework are essential to ensure that Islamic legal guidance in digital spaces remains credible, ethical, and socially beneficial.
Co-Authors Adinda Nada’ul F N Adlan Nawawi, Muhammad AGENG Ageng Widodo, Saifuddin Zuhri Alawi, A. Muammar Alfi, Imam Alva, Adyaksa Amananda, Irvia Angellia, Tiara Febri Anselmo Rajagukguk, Gilbert Aris Munandar Asvi Nurjannah, Dinar Asyhabuddin Athoul Maula Arrohima Aurellia Yasmin Azzahra, Kevin Awaliah*, Nurul Rizki Ayubi, Rehan Zufar Bambang Ismaya Cholid Fadil Dahlan, Muammar Danang Purwanto Dewi, Mutiara Shinta Diah Arum Titah Pujangkara DR. CATUR MSI SURATNOAJI Dwihandoko, Toto Heru Dzaki Prasetya, Ilham EE Junaedi Sastradiharja Eka Putra, Guntur Eko Sulistiyono, Eko Emmy Hamidah Emmy Hamidah Etty Sri Hertini Faizah , Farah Felan Rhesnandia Satgas Putra Fernanda, Arvin Firmansyah, Ananda Rizqi Fitriyani Fitriyani Friska A. Utari Futihatin, Milda Habibullah, Kabir Al Fadly Hairani Hairani Hamidah , Emmy Hanjani, Sofiani Hidayaturrohmah, Ari Idum Satia Santi Idum Satia Santi Ikhsan Joupy G Z Mambu Kamila, Adysta Najwa Sabrina Haya Karlina Amini, Nanda Alya Kasih, Rahmatullah Annafi Titian Kinanti, Innocentia Ade Lestari, Riska Ayu Malik, Olsa Marta Siti Maharani Riskarna Putr, Annisa Marta Siti Maharani Riskarna Putr Marzuki, Arif Maudin, Slamet Michael, Ivan Chris Muhammad Nasir Muhammad Syaifudin Afandi Munzalan, A. Anzilna Nabila F. Salma Nawawi, Abd Muid Nawawi, Abd. Muid Nugraini Dewi Puspitasari Nurfiansyah, Muhammad Rafli Nurhadi NURHADI Nurochman bin Sayyid Pingky Sitianingrum Pratama, Arrafi Bagus Pratama, Rizki Yoga Pratiwi, Eka Asa Setyaning Pratiwi, Karina Risma Pudyastuti, Septina Galih Rahayu Rahayu Rahma, Achmad Dicky Arief Nur Sakdiah, Sela Halimatus Salwa, Deswanti Saputra, Juan Danny Saragih, Muhamad Nasrun Sari, Vina Budiarti Mustika Setiawan, Zunan Shunhaji, Akhmad Sirait, Evi Suci, Idea Mutiara Sudirman Sumardi . Sumerli A, Chevy Herli Tantri P. H. Handulusih Uswatun Hasanah Ventilanova, Vinsensia Virya, Ariesta Widagdo, Djoko Widiarti, Endang Retno Yani Prabowo Yosafat Hermawan Trinugraha, Yosafat Hermawan Yudha, Nabeel Yudhoyono, Adele Rahmad Yuniamanda, Fahreza Zainal Abidin Zamardha, Meidita Helvy Rosa