Differences in Opinions of Ulama on the Law of Women Breadwinners (A Study of Female Cleaning Service Workers at the Alkahiraat Madinatul Ilmi Islamic Boarding School for Girls)

Abstract

This study examines the phenomenon of women as breadwinners in the family, focusing on female cleaning service workers at the Alkhairaat Madinatul Ilmi Islamic boarding school. The purpose of this study is to determine the background of working mothers, the impact on their families, and how their work is viewed from the perspective of Islamic law, particularly from the maqashid syariah approach. This study uses a qualitative approach with a field study method. Data collection techniques were carried out through in-depth interviews with five cleaning service workers, two informants' children, two husbands, and a boarding school supervisor. The results show that the main factors driving women to work are the family's urgent economic conditions and the husband's inability to provide for the household. The cleaning service job is done voluntarily with the intention of helping the family and without neglecting maternal responsibilities. The husbands and children showed support for this choice. From an Islamic law perspective, women's employment is permissible as long as it does not violate religious norms, maintains honor, and continues to fulfill obligations as a wife and mother.