Hifdh Al-Bī‘ah as part of Maqāṣid Al-Sharī’ah: Yūsuf Al-Qarḍāwy’s perspective on the environment in Ri’āyat al-Bī‘ah fi Sharī’ah al-Islām book Free

This paper is a product of the authors’ intellectual restlessness related to the reality that Indonesia still has a continuous problem of environmental destruction despite being a Muslim majority country. It does not align with Islamic teachings, especially knowing that Islam is a religion paying the most attention to the environment. Yūsuf Al-Qarḍāwy, through his book Ri’āyat al-Bī‘ah fi Sharī’ah al-Islām, affirmed that Islam is an eco-friendly religion, using maqāṣid al-sharī’ah as the method of approach. There are three main problems discussed in this work. Firstly, Yūsuf al-Qardhawy’s view on environmental ethics in Ri’āyat al-Bī‘ah fi Sharī’ah al-Islām and his idea on hifdh al-bī’h as a part of maqāṣid al- sharī‘ah. This research fell under the subject of normative law and thus it is categorized as library research based on the method used in gathering the data. The primary and secondary data were analyzed using the descriptive-analytic method. There are three findings highlighted in this work. Firstly, there are five basic principles of environmental ethics defined by Yūsuf Al-Qarḍāwy: the principle of respect, love and affection towards nature, responsibility, simplicity, and justice. Secondly, Yūsuf al-Qardhawy’s concept of hifdh al-bī’ah is a medium to actualize kulliyāt al-khams.