<![CDATA[In Mbay Flores, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) province, the dowry or what they call it belis is very high. Belis is calculated so expensive, the range of dowry that must be prepared by the groom from 80 million to 120 million, depending on educational background and social status. And this makes the people (youth) in Mbay object to the large and expensive burden of buying and selling. This causes a lot of marriages outside of marriage. Between dowry or what they call belis is closely related to the systematic life of society. This means that if there is no belis, it means that there is no marriage. Belis, or commonly known as a dowry at weddings in other cities in Indonesia, is usually given the equivalent but not so in the Mbay Flores community, East Nusa Tenggara. Belis, which is also stated as a dowry, the amount exceeds the usual dowry. In the Mbay Flores community, the dowry or belis is sometimes even in the form of their livestock such as cows or buffalo and the most important thing is the Mbay traditional cloth "Lipha Dowik" a cloth with floral motifs typical of the Mbay custom. The formulation of the problem in this study: 1) How is the conception of Islamic law related to pregnancy out of wedlock in Mbay Flores, East Nusa Tenggara? 2) Does belis affect the increase in pregnancy out of wedlock in the Mbay Flores community, East Nusa Tenggara? 3) How to determine the number of belis in the marriage of the Mbay Flores community, East Nusa Tenggara? . The approach used is descriptive qualitative with the type of phenomenological research, with the methods of observation, interviews, and documentation. Kata kunci: Phenomenon, Pregnant out of wedlock, Belis]]>
