Know What Marriage Isbat Is, How To Apply, And The Document Terms
Marriage illustration (DOK Public Relations of the Surabaya City Government)

YOGYAKARTA For the people of Indonesia, especially those who are Muslim, marriage is important. However, not many people understand what marriage is actually. To increase knowledge, see the following article.

Quoted from the website of the Pekanbaru Religious Court, it is reviewed that the language of marriage isath consists of two words, namely itsbat which comes from the word atsbata which is established while marriage comes from the word nakaha which means stay married'. That way marriage isbat can be interpreted as determination of marriage.

In the Big Indonesian Dictionary (KBB), marriage is interpreted as determining the truth (of the validity of) marriage. Meanwhile, on the official website of PA Tigaraksa, marriage is a request for the ratification of marriage which is submitted to the court to declare the legality of marriage and has legal force.

The definition of marriage isbat is also explained on the West Jakarta PA website. It was stated that marriage is the ratification of marriage between a Muslim man and woman whose marriage has been held as well as has met the requirements for the marriage unit but the marriage is not registered with the Office of Religious Affairs (KUA).

Marriage Isbat can be submitted or applied to the KUA. The reason for submitting the marriage is because it is not registered at the KUA. Meanwhile, the reason for the unregistered marriage at KUA can vary, namely as follows.

The application for marriage isbat must be made by fulfilling the ratification requirements which is then submitted to the nearest Religious Court or according to the domicile of the couple. The conditions that must be completed and can be submitted to the Religious Court are as follows.

The document requirements that must be prepared are as follows.

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