HAK DAN KEWAJIBAN ISTRI DALAM PERAN DOMESTIK ANALISIS GENDER DALAM PERSPEKTIF K.H. HUSEIN MUHAMMAD DAN ASGHAR ALI ENGINEER

Abstract

This study examines the thoughts of K.H. Husein Muhammad and Asghar Ali Engineer regarding the rights and obligations of wives in domestic roles within gender relations in Muslim families. The study is motivated by the persistence of patriarchal understandings that place women in subordinate positions and assign domestic responsibilities exclusively to wives. It aims to analyze and compare the perspectives of both figures in offering frameworks of justice and gender equality through contextual interpretations of Islamic teachings.

The research employs a descriptive qualitative method with a literature review and biographical (figure-based) study approach. The data are analyzed using gender perspectives, contextual hermeneutics, and principles of justice in Islam. The findings indicate that both figures reject the notion of wives’ domestic roles as an absolute natural destiny. They emphasize the importance of dividing household roles based on the principles of mutuality (mub?dalah), justice (‘ad?lah), and deliberation (musyawarah). The difference lies in their approaches: K.H. Husein Muhammad emphasizes maq??id al-syar?‘ah and local context, while Asghar Ali Engineer advances liberation theology and critical hermeneutics.