Reasoning Fiqh Generation Z in Indonesia

The purpose of this study is to describe and analyze in depth the fiqh reasoning of generation Z in Indonesia. The focus of this research is the phenomenon of Generation Z in searching for arguments online for their increasingly complex and new life problems. The formulation of the problem in this study is as follows; (1) why did the process of shifting from offline fiqh reasoning to online fiqh reasoning occur in Generation Z?, (2) what is the typology of online fiqh material in Generation Z?, (3) how is the process of filtering fiqh material online in Generation Z?, and (4) what is the trend of online fiqh in Generation Z? This research method uses a qualitative approach with a multi-site study type of research. The data collection techniques used were observation, in-depth interviews, and documentation of Generation Z who were at MA “Matholi’ul Anwar” Lamongan and SMAN 2 Lamongan who did not take part in the boarding school program at their institutions. The research findings show that; (1) the shift from offline fiqh reasoning to online fiqh reasoning occurs because Generation Z are digital natives or native speakers of digital technology so they prefer using the internet in finding answers and understanding fiqh rather than reading and asking questions to teachers for reasons of more privacy, effectiveness and efficiency , (2) the typology of online fiqh material that they access, there are two typological groups, namely the conservative typology group and the moderate typology group, (3) the filtration carried out by Generation Z in exploring, studying, and understanding fiqh material online can be grouped into two groups, namely the those who did not filter and those who filtered, (4) the tendency of online fiqh material to be the choice of Generation Z found that there were five main rankings of online fiqh material chosen by Generation Z. The five rankings of fiqh material were: the first rank covered the theme of worship; the second rank covers the theme of jihad; the third rank includes political themes in Islam; the fourth rank includes the theme of zakat, alms, and pilgrimage; and the fifth rank includes the theme of the relationship between men and women in Islam.