<![CDATA[The development of online games has expanded spaces for social interaction and enabled private communication, emotional closeness, and relationships that extend beyond gaming activities. This situation presents conceptual challenges for Islamic education, particularly in distinguishing khalwat in its fiqh sense, private digital communication, and virtual infidelity. This article aims to reconceptualize digital khalwat as a working analytical concept and formulate a preventive education model based on Tarbiyah Islamiyah. The study employs a literature review using a structured literature search and critical conceptual analysis of Islamic normative sources, studies on digital relationships and online games, literature on online infidelity, and recent publications on digital ethics in Islamic education. The analysis was conducted through concept identification, critical comparison, delineation of conceptual boundaries, value synthesis, and model formulation. The findings group the literature into three clusters: (1) the normative boundaries of khalwat and its application to digital communication; (2) relationships, intimacy, and commitment within online gaming ecosystems; and (3) digital ethics education and the need for preventive pedagogical mechanisms. This article proposes the Preventive Digital Relationship Tarbiyah Model (Model Tarbiyah Relasi Digital Preventif; TRDP), which connects the internalization of Islamic values, reflective awareness, and responsible communication practices.]]>
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