Cockfighters in The Legal, Religious, and Social Perspectives

Abstract

Abstrak: Penelitian ini mengkaji persoalan-persoalan yang terkait dengan perilaku ber-agama dalam hal keyakinan beragama, ketaatan beragama, motivasi sabung ayam, dan persepsi masyarakat terhadap pelaku sabung ayam. Dari analisis data ditemukan bahwa: Pertama, menurut hukum Islam, sabung ayam adalah haram, sedangkan menurut hukum positif sabung ayam yang disertai perjudian meru-pakan tindak kejahatan. Kedua, menurut keterlibatannya pelaku sabung ayam dapat dikelompokkan ke dalam tokang tangghâ', bhutto, dan pètaro (penjudi). Keti-ga, dalam konteks berkeyakinan, para pelaku sabung ayam tetap konsisten da-lam agamanya (Islam). Keempat, ketaatan beragama bagi pelaku sabung ayam hanyalah pada amalan ibadah sosial. Kelima, yang menjadi motivasi bagi pelaku sabung ayam antara lain, pertemanan, seni, judi, prestise, dan media komunikasi untuk penyelesaian masalah sosial. Keenam, masyarakat mempersepsikan pelaku sabung ayam sebagai seseorang yang masih belum mendapatkan hidayah dari Allah. Kata Kunci: Pelaku sabung ayam, perilaku beragama, ibadah sosial, tokang tangghâ', bhutto, pètaro Abstract: This study examines the issues related to religious behavior in terms of religious beliefs, religious observance, motivation of doing cockfights, and social per-ception of cockfighters. From the data analysis found that: First, according to Islamic law, cockfighting is harâm, while according to the positive law cock-fighting accompanied by gambling is a crime. Secondly, according to their in-volvement, the cockfighters can be grouped into tokang tangghâ', bhutto, and pètaro (gamblers). Thirdly, in the context of belief, the cockfighters remain consistent in his religion (Islam). Fourth, religious observance for cockfighters is simply the practice of social worship. Fifth, is the motivation for cockfighters, among others, are friendship, art, gambling, prestige, and media of communication to solve the social problems. Sixth, the public perceives the actor of cockfighting as someone who still does not get guidance from Allah.