MANAJEMEN WAKAF PRODUKTIF BERBASIS PERTANIAN PASCA ERUPSI SEMERU: TINJAUAN PEMBERDAYAAN EKONOMI UMAT DI KECAMATAN CANDIPURO

Abstract

ABSTRACT

Waqf is an Islamic social finance instrument with great potential to improve the economic welfare of the people. Following the eruption of Mount Semeru, the districts of Candipuro and Pronojiwo experienced significant land asset damage, including waqf land which was a source of livelihood for the community. This study aims to analyze the management model of productive agricultural waqf assets as an economic recovery effort post-disaster, as well as assess the professionalism of Nazhir (waqf managers) and the perspective of contemporary Islamic jurisprudence regarding the functional shift of waqf land affected by the disaster. This research employs an empirical legal method with a descriptive qualitative approach. Data were collected through field observation of waqf land affected by the eruption, in-depth interviews with Nazhirs and cultivators, and documentation studies. The results indicate that the management of productive agricultural waqf is carried out through a collaborative farming partnership system between Nazhir, cultivators, and the mosque. Findings also indicate that Nazhirs in Candipuro are beginning to apply principles of transparency and accountability, although still constrained by aspects of formality. From a jurisprudential perspective, the rehabilitation of waqf land damaged by natural disasters is viewed as a form of Istilah (repair) permitted to maintain the social function of waqf (Hifz al-Mal). This study recommends strengthening Nazhir capacity and integrating government policies for the optimization of productive waqf in disaster-prone areas.

Keywords: Productive Waqf; Semeru Eruption; Agriculture; Nazhir; Contemporary Waqf Jurisprudence.