Analisis Peranan Ulil Amri Dan Pihak Berkuasa Agama Dalam Menentukan Polisi Umum Berkaitan Hukum-Hakam Di Malaysia: Kajian Terhadap Isu-Isu Semasa Pandemik Covid-19

Obeying Ulil Amri is one of the things demanded by the Islamic law as long as the injunction is in order to protect the maslahat and prevent mafsadah from happening to the people. Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia, several public policies have been developed by Ulil Amri covering various aspects including social, economic, and Islamic religious affairs in Malaysia. Each policy formed is the result of discussion after discussion with authoritative bodies as well as experts in various fields. This study was conducted with the aim of identifying Ulil Amri who is responsible for handling and managing COVID-19 pandemic issues. In addition, this study was also conducted to identify the role and job scope of each Ulil Amri involved in formulating the public policies related to the COVID-19 pandemic. This qualitative study has collected relevant data through primary and secondary documents and further analysed them using the content analysis method. The results of this study found that several ministries involved in the construction of public policies related to Syariah rulings in Malaysia include the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, the National Security Council, the Ministry of Health Malaysia, the Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department, and the State Council of Islamic Religion. They are the Ulil Amri who is responsible for handling and managing COVID-19 pandemic issues related to Islamic religious affairs in Malaysia. Each Ulil Amri involved has his own role and jurisdiction. They will work together in formulating any public policy related to Islamic religious affairs. This shows that every public policy produced involves various parties from various fields who work together to safeguard the maslahat and prevent mafsadah from happening to the people.