The Influence of the Development of Islamic Law on Waqf Institutions in Indonesia

Abstract

This study is motivated by the importance of the position of waqf as an Islamic legal institution that is prospective enough to solve the social problems of Muslim communities in Indonesia. This study highlights the efforts to reform waqf law in Indonesia as a response to the times. These efforts include administrative arrangements in the form of recording and certification of waqf land as well as the development of waqf objects in the form of cash waqf and other securities and the development of waqf asset management. These developments are methodologically based on the principle of expediency, in order to realize benefit as the main objective of Islamic law. The community has not fully paid attention to the regulations in the implementation of waqf, especially for those who do or give waqf. This causes uncertainty about the status of the waqf itself both juridically and administratively. This condition can also lead to the misuse of waqf from the aspect of legal substance and the purpose of waqf itself.