Konstruksi Sosial Masyarakat Plipir Tentang Praktik Shalat Jum’at Berjamaah Di Masa Pandemi Covid-19

AbstractThis paper discusses the social construction of the plipir community regarding the practice of congregational Friday prayers duringthe pandemic. The Indonesian government has implemented various policies to minimize the spread of COVID-19, includingcarrying out Friday prayers, resulting in changes in religious traditions and religious behavior of the community in general. Thisstudy uses the theoretical concept of Peter L. Berger with three components, namely externalization, objectification andinternalization. This study uses a qualitative method and uses a phenomenological approach with the aim of revealing aphenomenon of religious behavior that occurred in the plipir community during the covid-19 pandemic. The research location is inSidoarjo District. The results of the research on this phenomenon are that prayers must be performed in accordance with the lawand legal requirements as a form of externalization of the Prophet Muhammad SAW from the results of Allah's commands forhumans, especially Muslim communities and then strongly internalized in people in the world, especially in the plipir communitythrough the da'wah of the Prophet Muhammad SAW. to the Wali, Ulama, Al-Qur'an and Al-Hadith. The communitycarries out the objectivity of religious activities, especially in carrying out prayers in accordance with the rules, laws and conditionsfor valid prayers that have been stated in the Al-Qur'an and without changing anything, even during a pandemic.Keywords: Community, Congregational Prayer, Covid-19, Social Constructio