Implementation of Qira'ah Mubadalah on Verses and Hadiths on Family Issues and Its Contribution in Determining Public Policy

Abstract

This study explores the implementation of qira’ah mubadalah in interpreting Qur’anic verses and Hadiths on family issues, and its contribution to gender-responsive public policy. The focus of this research is to explain how the principle of reciprocity (mubadalah) offers a new understanding of family issues. This is a library research employing a qualitative descriptive method with a philosophical approach. The findings show that in the perspective of qira’ah mubadalah, the rights and responsibilities of husbands and wives are placed equally, where family needs become a shared responsibility. Obedience between spouses must be based on mutual consent, not coercion. Both have equal obligations in childcare and education. Marital discord (nusyuz) should be resolved through advice, with divorce as a last, peaceful solution. The ‘iddah period functions as a time for reflection, reconciliation, and mourning, without approaching the opposite sex. The implementation of qira’ah mubadalah has contributed to public policy, such as the Ministry of Religious Affairs circular on prohibiting husbands from marrying during the wife’s ‘iddah, social assistance for female heads of households, use of the mother’s name on diplomas, and mandatory premarital counseling. This study highlights its relevance in achieving gender justice.