The Prohibition of Sasuku Marriage in Minangkabau: A Dialectic of Customary Law and Islamic Law in Nagari Tigo Koto Silungkang
Keywords:
sasuku, exogamy clan, minangkabau customary law, islamic law, living law, urfAbstract
This article examines the prohibition of sasuku marriage, the marriage of fellow members of the matrilineal clan in Nagari Tigo Koto Silungkang, Agam Regency, West Sumatra. This study is motivated by the lack of studies that specifically capture this customary initiative through sociological and anthropological approaches to family law, even though similar rules have long been a pillar of the Minangkabau order. Aims to dissect the normative-historical basis of the prohibition; examine its social function in building inter-tribal integration and genealogical identity; and evaluate its position within the framework of Islamic law through the theory of 'urf and maṣlaḥah. The methods used are qualitative with a legal ethnography approach and document analysis; Primary data was collected through in-depth interviews with 18 informants consisting of traditional leaders, scholars, and community leaders as well as participatory observation which was carried out for three months. Key findings suggest that tribal prohibitions operate as a clan exogamous mechanism that is organically connected to matrilineal inheritance systems, intertribal marriages, and genealogical identity constructions. The central argument of this article is that the sasuku prohibition, which has long been rooted as 'urf sahih according to the parameters of classical ushul fiqh scholars (al-Suyuthi, al-Qarafi, Ibn 'Abidin), is not substantially contrary to the principles of Islamic law, but rather represents a form of living law that bridges the dialectic of customary and sharia in the context of contemporary Indonesian family law.
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