Javanese-Mataraman Muslim Obedience towards Religious and State Leaders in Performing Friday Prayers during the COVID-19 Pandemic

The Javanese-Mataraman Muslims have an ambiguous attitude in responding to government policies and religious leaders carrying out Friday prayers during the early phase of COVID-19 pandemic, symbolically obeying not do it. However, reality, they still carry prayers. This article aims find community making decisions on They usually accommodative pros cons life problems. uses mixed methods with a snowball sampling technique make it easier community’s attitudes using dramaturgy approach since had information about informants’ front stage backstage. results this study explain that obedience stage. In contrast backstage, perform even though state religion prohibit is related understanding community, hampered by rigid interpretation fiqh worship, knowledge maqāṣid al-sharī‘ah.