AI-Based Family Counseling in Contemporary Islamic Family Law

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https://doi.org/10.30983/usraty.v4i1.11209

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Algorithmic Accountability, Artificial Intelligence, Digital Fatwa, Islamic Family Law, Maqasid Al-Shari’ah

Abstract

This article aims to analyze the role of AI-based family counseling within the context of contemporary Islamic family law, particularly in expanding access to religious and legal guidance through digital technologies such as digital fatwa services, online dispute resolution, and AI-assisted advisory systems. This study employs a qualitative field-based approach supported by interdisciplinary literature on Islamic family law, maqasid al-shariah, online dispute resolution, and algorithmic accountability. The findings indicate that AI technologies have significant potential to enhance accessibility, efficiency, and consistency in family counseling services; however, they also introduce various risks, including data privacy concerns, gender bias in algorithms, the provision of decontextualized advice, challenges to established religious authority, and weak accountability mechanisms. The study concludes that AI should not be positioned as an autonomous source of religious or legal authority but rather as a supportive tool that facilitates access to information, assists in early-stage dispute identification, provides procedural guidance, and directs users to qualified human experts, thereby preserving the central role of human authority in Islamic legal processes. The academic contribution of this article lies in proposing a maqasid-based framework for algorithmic family justice, which evaluates the use of AI based on the protection of religion, life, intellect, lineage, and property, while also emphasizing dignity and the protection of vulnerable family members as a normative foundation for the ethical integration of AI in Islamic family counseling.

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2026-05-05

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Doan, H. H., & Tran, T. M. L. (2026). AI-Based Family Counseling in Contemporary Islamic Family Law. USRATY : Journal of Islamic Family Law, 4(1), 1–14. https://doi.org/10.30983/usraty.v4i1.11209

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