[Institutions of Islamic Education and its Function as a Source of Knowledge of Faraid Knowledge among Islamic Society in Duyong Island, Kuala Terengganu] Institusi Pendidikan Islam dan Fungsinya sebagai Sumber Pengetahuan Ilmu Faraid dalam Kalangan Masy
Authors: Mohd Yusuf Mohd Ali Bin , Ibrahim Basri Bin 
Published: March 2021

Islamic inheritance or Faraid is one of the most important branches of knowledge in Islam. However, this knowledge has been steadily eroded as sources to learn it has become more limited. This study was designed to examine the source or method of acquiring knowledge of Faraid among the Muslim community in Pulau Duyong, Kuala Terengganu. This study used field survey method with a quantitative approach. Questionnaires were distributed to 345 respondents in Pulau Duyong, Kuala Terengganu. Data were analyzed by descriptive analysis methods which are mean, standard deviation, percentage and mean scores using the software Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS). The results showed that the source of knowledge Faraid among the Muslim community in Pulau Duyong, Kuala Terengganu is through informal learning methods such as through studies in mosques, discussions with religious teachers and reading. The study concluded that the Muslim community in Pulau Duyong, Kuala Terengganu are still bound by traditional methods for acquiring knowledge about laws on Islamic inheritance in particular and Islamic studies in general. Therefore efforts should be enhanced to deliver knowledge on Islamic inheritance through a more systematic method to avoid this knowledge being ignored by society. This is because knowledge on Islamic inheritance jurisprudence is the backbone for the efficient management of the inheritance of the deceased in the Muslim community.

Ilmu Faraid adalah salah satu cabang ilmu yang penting di dalam Islam. Walau bagaimanapun ilmu ini semakin terhakis kerana sumber untuk mempelajarinya semakin terhad. Kajian ini bertujuan untuk meninjau sumber atau kaedah memperoleh pengetahuan ilmu faraid bagi masyarakat Islam di Pulau Duyong, Kuala Terengganu. Kajian ini menggunakan kaedah tinjauan lapangan dengan pendekatan kuantitatif. Borang soal selidik telah diedarkan kepada 345 orang responden di Pulau Duyong, Kuala Terengganu. Data yang diperoleh kemudiannya dianalisis secara deskriptif dengan kaedah analisis min, sisihan piawai, peratus dan skor min menggunakan perisian Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS). Hasil kajian yang diperoleh merumuskan bahawa sumber pengetahuan ilmu faraid dalam kalangan masyarakat Islam di Pulau Duyong, Kuala Terengganu adalah melalui kaedah pengajian tidak formal seperti melalui pengajian di masjid dan surau, dan perbincangan dengan guru-guru agama. Kajian merumuskan bahawa masyarakat Islam di Pulau Duyong, Kuala Terengganu masih terikat dengan kaedah tradisional untuk memperoleh pengetahuan tentang ilmu faraid secara khususnya dan ilmu agama secara umumnya. Justeru usaha perlu ditingkatkan untuk menyampaikan ilmu faraid melalui kaedah yang lebih sistematik bagi mengelakkan ilmu ini diabaikan oleh masyarakat. Ini kerana ilmu faraid menjadi tunjang bagi masyarakat Islam menguruskan harta peninggalan si mati dengan lancar.