Maqāṣid al-Sharī‘ah Review of Government Policy on the Free Nutritional Meal Program (MBG): A Comparative Study in Uṣūl al-Fiqh

Neng Yani Nurhayani (UIN Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung)
RR. Rita Erawati (UIN Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung)
Erika Rishan Adillah (UIN Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung)
Ending Solehudin (UIN Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung)
Syahrul Anwar (UIN Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung)

Jurnal Iman dan Spiritualitas
Vol. 6 No. 3 (2026): Jurnal Iman dan Spiritualitas

This study examines the alignment of Indonesia’s Free Nutritious Meals (MBG) policy with the principles of Maqāṣid al-Sharī‘ah through a normative juridical and comparative uṣūl al-fiqh approach. Focusing on hifẓ al-nafs and hifẓ al-māl, it finds that although MBG supports the preservation of life, its technocratic implementation has yet to embody maqāṣid values comprehensively, particularly regarding distributive justice, prioritization of benefits across ḍarūriyyāt, ḥājiyyāt, and taḥsīniyyāt, and long-term social welfare. The study highlights gaps such as unequal distribution, budget constraints, and weak monitoring, and argues for more adaptive, welfare-oriented policy formulation that integrates both classical emphases on basic needs and contemporary concerns for structural justice and sustainable welfare.