Efektivitas Praktik Shalat Dhuha Berjamaah Terhadap Peningkatan Kedisiplinan dan Karakter Siswa di Madrasah Ibtidaiyah Yanabi Banjarmasin

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the effect of congregational Dhuha prayer practice on students’ discipline and character, as well as to examine its effectiveness in improving both aspects at Madrasah Ibtidaiyah Yanabi Banjarmasin. This research employed a quantitative approach with an associative design. Data were collected using research instruments measuring congregational Dhuha prayer practice, students’ discipline, and character, then analyzed through simple linear regression and t-test. The results indicate that congregational Dhuha prayer practice has a significant effect on students’ discipline and character, as the significance value is below 0.05. These findings confirm that habituation of congregational Dhuha prayer is effective not only in fostering discipline but also in strengthening students’ character. The novelty of this study lies in its integrated focus on discipline and character within a single empirical study on congregational Dhuha prayer practice at the elementary Islamic school level. Therefore, congregational Dhuha prayer can be considered an effective religious habituation strategy for character development in Islamic primary education