Judicial Analysis of Marriage Dispensation for Nikah Sirrī Practitioners from a Contemporary Rusyd Perspective (A Case Study of Kediri Religious Court Decree No. 79/Pdt.P/2022/PA.Kdr)
Keywords:
Judicial Consideration, Marriage Dispensation, Unregistered Marriage, Maturity.Abstract
Law Number 16 of 2019 sets the minimum marriage age at 19, yet allows dispensations for “urgent reasons”. This research criticizes the Kediri Religious Court Decision Number 79/Pdt.P/2022/PA.Kdr, which granted a dispensation despite marginal contemporary maturity (rusyd) indicators. The judges prioritized moral risk mitigation (preventing zina via sadd al-dzari’ah) over the law’s preventive goal of ensuring comprehensive maturity. This shift indicates that judicial focus has moved from child protection toward moral mitigation, effectively sidelining state-mandated standards for educational and financial readiness. Using a normative legal method with statutory and case approaches, this study analyzes the ratio decidendi of the aforementioned decision alongside PERMA Number 5 of 2019. Data were collected through literature studies of primary and secondary legal materials and analyzed qualitatively. The study examines the conflict between positive law standards and the priority of maslahah fiqhiyyah in determining “urgent necessity”. The findings reveal that while the 2019 Law aims to protect children, its implementation through dispensations creates normative conflict. The dominance of moral urgency (specifically avoiding unregistered marriage nikah sirri) over contemporary maturity standards risks weakening legal effectiveness and triggering moral hazard. The study concludes that judicial considerations must be reformulated to balance moral-religious priorities with strict socio-economic evidence. This ensures marriage dispensation remains a true exception that serves the best interests of the child.
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