The Role of Social Media Twitter in Delivering the Fatwa of the Indonesian Ulema Council About Covid-19 with the Concept of Al-Dharurah (Emergency)

This research aims to analyse how the role of social media Twitter ın delivering the fatwa of the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) About Covid-19 with the concept of al-dharurah (emergency). This research used a qualitative method with a literature study approach. To analyse the data, NVivo 12 Plus software was employed. The findings of this research are that social media Twitter plays an important role in the massive dissemination of fatwas issued by the Indonesian Ulema Council. The content about vaccine law is the highest spread through MUI Twitter account. Religious efforts have been elaborated with technology in the context of preventing and overcoming Covid-19. The MUI has issued 17 fatwas to guide people in worshipping God and living their lives amid the threat of the Covid-19 pandemic. Some of these fatwas have applied the concept of emergency as done by fuqaha (jurists) when in an emergency. Thus, it changes the law of origin of a thing. At the same time, some have not applied it due to other considerations, so there is no change in the law.