The Understanding Of Sharia Principles On Consumption Expenditures In Disruptive Era

Abstract

In Sharia economy, consumption activity is basically framed by certain Sharia principles. As the result of global economic dynamic whereas technology, innovation and creativity are all emerged in creating new paradigm in economic life, Sharia principles become more essential in firming and protecting consumption activities of a Muslim accordingly. In the challenge of this currently disruptive era, Sharia principles confirming and filtering the consumption choices made by a Muslim. In doing consumption activity, some of the Sharia principles covers justice, cleanliness and hygiene, simplicity, charity and morality. This study aims to examine consumption principles in Sharia economics. Moreover, by doing several statistical tests, this study attempts to discuss and measure the magnitude of the implementation of Sharia principles in consumption expenditures implemented by Muslim in Tasikmalaya City, West Java, Indonesia. This study used cluster sampling technique in deciding the sample size. A field survey with 117 sample from a population was used as the research method of this study. This current study takes Sharia principles as independent variable meanwhile consumption expenditure on food items, consumption expenditure on non-food items and total consumption expenditures as the dependent variables Y1, Y2, Y3 respectively. The hypotheses stated that Sharia principles affect consumption expenditures, therefore some relevant tests are essential in proving the hypotheses through scientific research systematically. The result admitted that Sharia principles are implemented by Muslim people in Tasikmalaya City. The implementation of Sharia principles has a positive and significant effect on consumption expenditures on food items of Muslim in Tasikmalaya City. The result implies great opportunities for producers in providing food products that complied with Sharia principles for Muslim consumers. Keyword: Sharia principles, consumption expenditures, disruptive era.