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The Return of Engagement Tokens in the Cancellation of Marriage by the Female Party: An Analysis of Fiqh Munakahat and Aceh Qanun

Dinda Sri Rezeki
dindasrirezky@gmail.com (Primary Contact)
IAIN Langsa, Aceh, Indonesia
Sitti Suryani
IAIN Langsa, Aceh, Indonesia
Rosmiati Rosmiati
IAIN Langsa, Aceh, Indonesia

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The pre-marriage phase, including khitbah (engagement), ideally serves as a period of reflection and preparation for both parties before entering into marriage. In practice, however, in Acehnese society, this phase often generates moral, social, and economic conflicts due to the absence of normative regulations in the Qanun regarding engagements and the return of engagement gifts. This article aims to analyze the legal construction of engagement gift returns from the perspective of fiqh munakahat and its relevance to the principles contained in Aceh Qanun Number 14 of 2019 on Family Law, particularly concerning justice, public interest, and the protection of individual rights. This study is categorized as normative legal research based on library studies, employing both the fiqh munakahat and statute approaches, and utilizing descriptive-analytical analysis with deductive reasoning to examine legal norms and prevailing social practices. The findings indicate that the return of engagement gifts in fiqh is contextual and moral rather than an absolute obligation, while the Qanun provides evaluative principles for assessing such practices. The synchronization of fiqh and the Qanun can guide pre-marital practices to be fairer, more proportional, and aligned with Sharia values, while safeguarding the rights of the parties involved.

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Return Signs of Engagement Fiqh Munakahat

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