THE IMPACT OF ‘SELFIE’ PHENOMENON AMONG THE MILLENNIAL GENERATION

Abstract

Abstract: The phenomenon of selfie among the millennial generation has become a very common thing to do. In the study of contemporary Islamic law, the approach of maqâshid syari‘ah that seeks to gain mashlahât (benefits) and avoids mafsadât (harms) in human life may be used as a special consideration for dealing with the said phenomenon. This literature-based study was aimed to uncover the said phenomenon by reviewing it using mashlahât and mafsadât approaches. The results of the study indicate that the said approaches have urgency as a means of control against the selfie phenomenon practiced by the current millennial generation. Selfie should only be done if it brings benefits and goodness (mashlahât), otherwise, it must be avoided. Abstrak: Fenomena selfie pada generasi millennial sudah menjadi hal yang sangat sering dilakukan. Dalam kajian hukum Islam kontemporer, pendekatan maqâshid syari‘ah yang berupaya mewujudkan mashlahât dan menghindarkan mafsadât dalam kehidupan manusia bisa dijadikan pertimbangan khusus menghadapi fenomena selfie tersebut. Kajian berbasis studi pustaka ini berupaya mengungkap fenomena tersebut ditinjau dengan menggunakan pendekatan mashlahât dan mafsadât. Hasil studi menunjukkan bahwa pendekatan mashlahât dan mafsadât memiliki urgensi sebagai alat kontrol terhadap fenomena selfie yang dilakukan oleh generasi millennial saat ini. Selfie hanya boleh dilakukan jika mendatangkan manfaat dan kebaikan (mashlahât), sebaliknya jika tidak, maka selfie harus dihindari. Keywords: selfie, millennial generation, Islamic law, mashlahât, mafsadât