Abstract
<p><em>Interaction between tradition and religion in Indonesia can</em><em>no</em><em>t be denied. Historically, the development of national law was based on three difference laws: customary law, western law (particularly Dutch law), and Islamic law. </em><em>This affects on the acceptance of the tradition that does not contradict with the religious law. </em><em> This paper examines the tradition of hileyiya or funeral ceremony which is prominent among Gorontalo’s society from the sociolo</em><em>gy</em><em> of Islamic law</em><em> perspective</em><em>. It is a descriptive qualitative research and the data was collected using observation, interviews, and document review. Finding of this study revealed that tradition of hileyiya </em><em>consisting of </em><em>the reciting of the Qur’an, tahlil, tahmid, shalawat and dzikir</em><em> </em><em>has bec</em><em>o</em><em>me a </em><em>legacy</em><em> for Gorontalo’s society. In </em><em>the </em><em>sociology of Islamic law perspective, this practice provides various benefits to the dead family and the visitors. For instance, the benefits of reciting the Qur’an believed can be passed on to the dead, serve to tranquil the dead family, and remind people about the death. It can be regarded as al-urf-shahih (and it was legitimized by the basis of Islamic law as al-adat al-muhakkamah (customs can be law).</em><em></em></p>
Highlights
Persinggungan antara tradisi dan agama di Indonesia tidak terpisahkan
This paper examines the tradition of hileyiya or funeral ceremony which is prominent among Gorontalo’s society from the sociology of Islamic law perspective
Finding of this study revealed that tradition of hileyiya consisting of the reciting of the Qur’an, tahlil, tahmid, shalawat and dzikir has become a legacy for Gorontalo’s society
Summary
Penelitian ini merupakan jenis penelitian deskriptif kualitatif dengan lokasi penelitian di Kota Gorontalo. Penelitian kualitatif lebih merupakan deskripsi dan interpretasi yang bersifat tentatif dalam konteks waktu atau kondisi tertentu. Kebenaran hasil penelitian lebih banyak didukung melalui kepercayaan berdasarkan konfirmasi hasil oleh pihak-pihak yang diteliti. Datadata dikumpulkan melalui teknik pengamatan (observation), telaah dokumen, dan wawancara (interview). Proses pemilihan sampel dalam penelitian ini dilakukan secara acak (random sampling), sehingga setiap individu (unit populasi) memiliki peluang yang sama untuk terpilih sebagai sampel dengan mengambil sampel tokoh adat, tokoh agama, tokoh masyarakat, masyarakat pelaku tradisi hileyiya. Selanjutnya data tersebut diolah dan dianalisis dengan menggunakan metode deskriptif kualitatif
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