YOGYAKARTA Marriage is a marriage that is legally carried out, but is not officially registered at the Office of Religious Affairs. Because it is not reported to the state, unregistered marriages often get negative connotations from the community. So, how to do unregistered marriages? What are the conditions for unregistered marriages? Before answering questions about ways and conditions for unregistered marriages, it is better for you to know the laws of unregistered marriages in religion. Let's see, the explanation!

Ethimologically or language, the word unregistered marriage comes from Arabic, namely Nakaha which means marriage and Sirrun which means silence, silence, and secret. Siri marriage can be interpreted as a secret and hidden marriage because it is confidential and closed.

According to the Chairman of the Tarjih Council and the Tajdid PP Muhammadiyah Syamsul Anwar, unlicensed marriage is not allowed because it is not in accordance with the goals of sharia, quoted from the official website of Muhammadiyah.

Syamsul emphasized that marriage registration must be done to obtain certainty and legal force whose purpose is to provide protection to both partners and children.

He added that recording functions to eliminate slander in society, so that the growth and development of partners and children is prosperous both psychology and education.

In contrast to Syamsul, Vivi Kurniawati in a book entitled Marriage Siri (2019) stated that the law of unregistered marriages in Islam is legal and lawful, as long as the terms and pillars of marriage are obeyed when the practice of unregistered marriages is carried out. This is in accordance with the As-Syafi'iyah mazhab which states that the marriage pillars must be fulfilled so that marriage can be said to be legal. The marriage pillars include:

When viewed from the perspectives of Islamic law, unregistered marriages are allowed, provided that they meet the existing requirements and marriage conditions.

However, in Indonesian law, unregistered marriages are included in illegal marriages.

The way for unregistered marriages is arguably simpler than official marriages or marriages reported to the Office of Religious Affairs.

The following is the procedure for having an unregistered marriage:

For the requirements for serial marriage, between the bride and groom are not the same. Here are the conditions for serial marriage for the bride and groom:

Meanwhile, the requirements for serial marriage for the bride and groom include:

That's information about ways and conditions for unregistered marriages. Get news updates of other options only on VOI.ID.


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