Penguatan Literasi Fiqih Ibadah Pemuda Nelayan melalui Kajian Kitab Klasik

Abstract

Coastal youth in Pasir Sebelah, Pasie Nan Tigo, Padang City, are actively involved in fishing activities, which limit their opportunities to participate in religious learning. This condition indicates the need to strengthen their Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh) literacy, particularly regarding thaharah (ritual purification) and prayer under maritime conditions. This community service program aimed to strengthen fiqh literacy among the Ashabul Kahfi Youth Association through the study of classical Islamic texts, Matan al-Ghayah wa al-Taqrib by Abu Syuja’ al-Asfahani and Kifayatul Akhyar by Imam Taqiyuddin al-Husaini. The program employed a Participatory Action Research (PAR) approach based on the Kemmis and McTaggart cycle of planning, action, observation, and reflection. The program involved 28 young fishermen aged 15–45 years and was conducted over 10 weeks. Data were collected through participant observation, focus group discussions, interviews, and pre-test and post-test assessments. The intervention included interactive halaqah sessions, talaqqi, case discussions, simulations, and practical exercises related to maritime religious practices. The learning focused on five indicators: identifying suitable water for purification, understanding jamak-qashar prayers, performing thaharah, performing prayer under emergency conditions, and determining the qiblah direction at sea. The evaluation showed that the mean post-test score increased by 50.8 points compared with the pre-test score across the five indicators. Observations and interviews also indicated improved participants’ ability to apply fiqh principles to practical situations encountered during fishing activities. The program demonstrates that contextualized classical fiqh learning can contribute to strengthening religious literacy among coastal youth.