Israf dalam Ekonomi Digital: Perspektif Etika Konsumsi Islam terhadap Gaya Hidup Hedonis

Abstract

A hedonistic lifestyle that develops through social media and an algorithm-based digital system 
that encourages repeated consumption. This research aims to analyse how consumption 
practices in the digital economy can be categorised as isrāf and how Islamic consumption ethics 
can serve as an evaluative framework in responding to this phenomenon. This research uses 
a qualitative approach based on normative literature review with content analysis techniques 
and a hermeneutic approach. Data were obtained from scientific journal articles, academic 
books, as well as classical and contemporary Islamic literature from the period 2019–2025 that 
are relevant to digital consumption, hedonism, and Islamic consumption ethics. The research 
results show that digital consumption tends to be impulsive, symbolic, and influenced by 
algorithms, thus exceeding the limits of rational needs. This practice meets the characteristics 
of isrāf, both in terms of motives, patterns, and impacts. Furthermore, it was found that isrāf in 
the digital economy is not only individual in nature but is also influenced by social constructs 
and the structure of the digital system. This research concludes that Islamic consumption ethics, 
through the principle of moderation (wasathiyyah) and the framework of maqāṣid al-sharī‘ah, 
offer a relevant normative approach to controlling excessive consumption and building a more 
just and sustainable consumption pattern in the digital era.