Politik Hukum Syarak Terhadap Perbudakan

Abstract

Slavery has been a part of human civilization, acknowledge since before  century to the modern era. This article purposes to describe the policy of  Islamic las, as a social control and a tool of social engineering, in dealing with  slavery. Islamic law gives the most of its attention to liberation of slaves. It  widely open the door of liberation, encourages muslim to liberate slaves  through general righteousness, contract (mukatabah), birth, testament, kinship,  persecutioan, tabd`idh, penalty and islamity. In short, the policy of Islamic law  porpuses to restrict the source of slavery, restore slaves social status in social  and personal lives and liberate human from the slavery.