International Journal of Nusantara Islam
Vol 13 No 2 (2025): International Journal of Nusantara Islam

Contextualization of Wahbah Al-Zuhayli's Thoughts on Sighat and the Marriage Contract Assembly in Reforming Marriage Contract Services in Indonesia

Toto Supriyanto (UIN Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung)
Moh Najib (UIN Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung)
Usep Saepullah (UIN Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung)
Ending Solehudin (UIN Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung)



Article Info

Publish Date
31 Aug 2026

Abstract

Marriage contract services in Indonesia face the challenge of adapting to the development of digital technology, where regulations still require the ijab-qabul to take place in one physical location even though the public's needs indicate the urgency of flexible implementation. This study aims to analyze Wahbah Al-Zuhayli's thoughts on sighat and marriage contract assemblies and contextualize them as a basis for reforming marriage contract services in Indonesia. Using qualitative methods with normative-juridical and philosophical approaches, this study analyzes the work of Al-Fiqh al-Islāmī wa Adillatuhu and Indonesian marriage regulations through content analysis and comparative techniques. The results show that Al-Zuhayli's thoughts on the assembly as a communicative unit—not a physical one—provide theological legitimacy for long-distance marriage contracts via communication technology. Contextualizing his thoughts offers solutions for regulatory reform through the implementation of electronic signatures, the adoption of sacred digital implementation protocols, the addition of a proxy column to marriage certificates, and the regulation of wakalah and murasalah mechanisms in the technical instructions of PMA 30/2024.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

ijni

Publisher

Subject

Religion Humanities Social Sciences

Description

International Journal of Nusantara Islam is a multi-disciplinary publication, dedicated to the scholarly study of all aspects of Islam and focused on Islamic studies, receives articles from researchers who have new and progressive issues on scholarly study of all aspects of Islam related to its ...