Extended Family in Islamic Family Law

Abstract

The existence of humans being made into nations and tribes is intended so that these positive things can be realized which depend on the process of knowing each other and integrating lineages (nasab). The family according to the Islamic concept is a unified relationship between a man and a woman through a marriage contract (akad) according to Islamic teachings. Or those who are of the same lineage, descendants, they gather in one place of residence and family with kinship relationship both including heirs and those who are not included, those who do not inherit, but are part of the family. Social units consisting of several families related by blood or marriage. Kinship members consist of father, mother, children, in-laws, grandchildren, brothers, sisters, uncles, aunts, grandfathers, grandmothers and so on. The kinship system is a very important part of the social structure.

This research aims to know the kinship relations that exist in Indonesia. This research is a literature research with descriptive method. The results of the research obtained by the Matrilineal Kinship System” is “Kinship System based on Maternal Lineage”. Patrilineal is a community custom that regulates the line of descent from the father's side. Meanwhile, Parental/Bilateral is a system that draws a line of kinship from the father’s and mother’s sides.