Legitimacy of Wali Hakim in Leadership Succession: Integrating Administrative Law and Wahbah al-Zuḥaylī’s Fiqh
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Wali Hakim, KUA Leadership Transition, Administrative Authority, Marriage Registration, Syar'i LegitimacyAbstract
This study examines the legitimacy of the Wali Hakim (marriage guardian) during leadership successions at the Office of Religious Affairs (KUA) in Bululawang, Malang. It explores how administrative authority and Islamic legal representation (niyabah) can be synchronized to ensure legal certainty and religious reassurance for couples. Employing an empirical legal research method with a case study approach, the study collects data through in-depth interviews, field observations, and legal document reviews. The analysis integrates Indonesian administrative law with a reconstruction of transition office practices. Findings reveal that legal risks concentrate in the temporal gap between a decree's effective date, its physical reception, and the formal handover. Crucially, the research identifies that operational legitimacy for signing marriage registers and acting as Wali Hakim rests on the Berita Acara Sertijab (Handover Minutes) as the definitive anchor point, rather than the mere issuance of an appointment decree. To mitigate this, the article proposes an auditable transition SOP featuring internal logs, authority attachments, and synchronized SIMKAH digital access updates. These measures provide a robust template for preventing authority vacuums, ensuring both administrative and syar'i certainty across Indonesian marriage registries.
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