Eco-Sunnah as the Architecture of Islamic Ecotheology: A Reinterpretation of Prophetic Hadith in Responding to the 21st-Century Ecological Crisis

Abstrak

The ecological crisis, marked by climate change, environmental degradation, biodiversity loss, and natural-resource exploitation, requires an ethical framework integrating environmental, social, and spiritual dimensions. This article analyzes the Prophet Muhammad’s hadith on the environment and formulates Eco-Sunnah as a framework of ecological ethics based on the Sunnah. Using qualitative library research, the study employs thematic hadith analysis (al-ḥadīth al-mawḍū‘ī), focusing on water conservation, prohibition of isrāf, tree planting, animal protection, ḥimā management, and public-space maintenance. The analysis considers linguistic dimensions, the narrative contexts of the hadith, hadith commentaries, fiqh traditions, and maqāṣid al-sharī‘ah. The findings reveal a coherent set of ecological principles embedded in the Sunnah, including amānah (trust), raḥmah (mercy), tawāzun (balance), wasaṭiyyah (moderation), and the prevention of fasād (corruption and harm). These principles function not only as individual moral guidelines but also as foundations for social and ecological responsibility. The study further develops and systematizes an Eco-Sunnah framework integrating hadith studies, maqāṣid al-sharī‘ah, and Islamic ecotheology through theological, ethical, legal, and transformative dimensions. This framework connects Prophetic teachings with human responsibility, ethical conduct, environmental governance, and contemporary ecological transformation, expanding hadith studies toward sustainability and ecological justice.

Kata kunci

• Eco-Sunnah
• Ecotheology
• Hadith
• Environmental Ethics
• Climate Crisis