IHDAD DI ERA MODERN PANDANGAN KHI DAN IMAM HANAFI IHDAD IN THE MODERN ERA:

The Views Of Khi And Imam Hanafi

Abstract

This article examines ihdād (mourning period for wives who have lost their husbands) from the perspective of the Compilation of Islamic Law (KHI) and the Hanafi School of Law, with a focus on its operationalization in the modern era. Using a juridical-normative and comparative approach, this study systematizes texts, articles of the KHI, and the Hanafi corpus (al-Hidāyah, Badā’i‘ al-Ṣanā’i‘, Radd al-Muḥtār) through the lens of maqāṣid al-sharī‘ah and qawā‘id fiqhiyyah (mashaqah-taysīr, ḍarūrah/ḥājah, ‘ādah muḥakkamah). The main findings indicate that the essence of ihdād is not a total prohibition of cosmetics, but rather the ethics of mourning to maintain honor, emotional stability of grief, and social order. Tazayyun (attractive ornamentation) is prohibited, while tahdhīb/tandhīf (essential care: cleanliness, tidiness, health) is permitted. The Indonesian Compilation of Islamic Law (KHI) provides a legal framework for Indonesia but lacks technical details; the Hanafi tradition provides operational measurement tools (intention, professional ‘urf, level of need) so that the two complement each other. This article offers a 4P test model (Purpose, Presentation, Place, Proportionality), a grooming typology (ornamental vs. essential), as well as do's and don'ts and exit protocols due to ḥājah for campus/office and digital spaces. The contribution of this research lies in providing practical guidelines that are both sharia-compliant and contextual, which can be adopted as micro-policies in educational/work institutions without obscuring the spirit of sharia ihdad.