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