Reconstructing Pre-Wedding Course Regulations in Indonesia: Strengthening Sustainable Family Resilience Based on Contemporary Maqashid and SDGs

Abstract

The high rates of divorce, domestic conflict, child neglect, and economic vulnerability among families in Indonesia indicate weaknesses in the current regulatory framework governing premarital courses. Existing premarital guidance programs remain largely administrative and persuasive in nature, lacking both binding legal force and comprehensive interdisciplinary content. This study aims to reconstruct the legal framework governing premarital courses in Indonesia through a contemporary maqashid al-shariah approach integrated with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This research employs a normative juridical method using statutory, conceptual, and maqashid approaches, supported by an interdisciplinary analysis of Islamic family law and sustainable development discourse. The findings reveal three major issues. First, the current regulations governing premarital courses remain ineffective due to weak enforcement and limited implementation. Second, the premarital curriculum requires interdisciplinary reconstruction by integrating reproductive health, Islamic financial literacy, family psychology, conflict resolution, and environmental awareness to strengthen family resilience in alignment with SDG indicators. Third, the proposed legal reconstruction model introduces a mandatory premarital certification system as a legal requirement for marriage registration. This model is grounded in the Islamic legal maxim maa laa yatimmul wajib illa bihi fahuwa wajib (whatever is necessary to fulfill an obligation is itself obligatory) and is positioned as a preventive legal instrument to strengthen sustainable family resilience in Indonesia.