PERAN TOKOH AGAMA DAN TOKOH MASYARAKAT DALAM PENCEGAHAN NIKAH SIRRI PERSPEKTIF MAQASHID SYARI’AH ABDUL AL-MAJID AN-NAJJARStudi Kasus di Desa Pucang Anom, Kecamatan Jambesari Darus Sholah, Kabupaten Bondowoso

Abstract

Unregistered marriage (nikah sirri) remains a practice in Pucang Anom Village, Bondowoso Regency. The absence of official marriage registration may create legal uncertainty, weaken the protection of wives’ and children’s rights, and complicate civil administration. This study describes the roles of religious and community leaders in preventing nikah sirri and analyzes these roles through Abd al-Majid an-Najjar’s Maqashid al-Shari’ah. The research employed a qualitative field-study approach. Data were collected through interviews, observation, and documentation and analyzed descriptively. The findings indicate that the practice is associated with limited understanding of marriage registration, economic constraints, and social reasons, including the intention to remarry without public disclosure. Religious leaders contribute through sermons, religious gatherings, advice, and religious guidance. Community leaders provide information about marriage procedures and civil registration, raise legal awareness, and help maintain social order. These roles are consistent with an-Najjar’s objectives of preserving human value, human existence, social order, and the living environment. Cooperation between religious and community leaders is therefore important to strengthen public awareness of marriage registration.