COVID-19 PANDEMIC: A Fiqhi and Comparative Study

Abstract

This research focused on exploring the Islamic provisions in dealing with the epidemics in a general manner and Covid-19 in particular. It also engaged with the Islamic legal provisions that are associated with worships, issues related to COVID -19 patients and deceased, and rulings related to legal aspects of mandatory zakat and general donations (hibah, waqf, etc.) during the pandemic. An attempt was given to compile all the convergent and divergent opinions on the concerned issues. Especially the pandemic has spread for nearly three years so far, and the world is still apprehensive about the spread of some other diseases of which much is unknown and feared that they may turn into epidemics such as ‘monkeypox’. This confirms the need for this type of research to continue.

The research has relied on a descriptive methodology to explaining the viewpoints of every school of thought on certain issues. Then, has employed analytical, deductive, and comparative approaches to choosing the most preponderant provisions which maintains consistency with Islamic shariah and its maqasid.