Prophet Muhammad's Legal Politics

Abstract

In the review of Islamic legal, Prophet Muhammad's legal politics is an exciting theme to be studied more deeply. The Prophet Muhammad SAW., known as the Ummī (illiterate) Prophet, thus raising the paradigm that the Prophet was not intelligent and capable. The research method was qualitative. This research aimed to prove how the Ummī Prophet was smart, trustworthy, full of wisdom, respected, and legally competent. In some of his legal provisions, even the Prophet PBUH presented a solution to the ilā ākhīr al-zamān. The concept of social justice in upholding human rights, especially women's rights, is aggressively debated. It turned out that 14 centuries ago had been initiated by the Prophet Muhammad through some of the provisions of his sunnah, which required men to protect women and their rights. Likewise, the concept of tolerance and interfaith relations of them have been initiated by the Prophet. Aside from being a leader of the Muslims in history, the Prophet Muhammad was also once a judge in a problem experienced by the infidels and was considered a wise community figure at that time. Even the Prophet SAW., was given the authority to establish new laws for specific issues through his sunnah on matters not determined by their legal provisions in the Qur'an.