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One form of marriage that is not justified in view of Islamic law is a marriage that is conducted secretly (sir) or in this case called by Siri marriage. The marriage is not considered perfect, when it has not been published and equipped with the testament. The marriage that has been overshadowed by the elements or attempt to conceal, classified in prohibited marriage. In order not to fall into this category, then the solution is to announce. Qualitative approach was used where the data collected from Ungku and some people in Nagari Kurai Taji Pariaman. This descriptive research was analyzed using a normative-juridical-socio approach. The study found that there was clear goal to realize an ideal household life and have the force of law. But a legal guarantee by the state through the legal framework was not implemented in Nagari Kurai Taji Pariaman, West Sumatra. The study also discovered that the groom and bride were married Siri by the religious leaders (Ungku) from local society; not by Qadhi as the authorities designated by law.

This study discuss about the ijtihad of the Religious Court Judges in providing legal considerations on cases of polygamy permit applications. Every decision on a polygamy permits that granted or not granted proves that there are efforts and hard work of judges in realizing and even interpreting primary and secondary sources of law in the trial process. One of the copies of the case the writer found the Judge giving strict consideration between the necessity referring to the statutory basis or to the basis of fiqh. As a legal research, this research carries out library research using the juridical-normative approach. This study takes data from a copy of the case in the Supreme Court's decision3 thematically. The results of this study indicate that the judge's Ijtihad in setting aside the primary legal basis and prioritizing fiqh considerations, even the opinion of Islamic law experts, aims to attract the benefit of the applicant's household. This finding confirms that the judge's ijtihad has an important role in producing legal decisions.