CLOSING THE GAP: ADDRESSING MARITAL RAPE WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF ISLAMIC CRIMINAL LAW IN INDONESIA
Keywords:
Domestic Violence, Islamic Criminal Law, Jarīmah Taʿzīr, Marital RapeAbstract
Marital rape remains an underexplored issue in both Islamic legal scholarship and national legal practice in Indonesia. Deeply rooted cultural norms often frame sexual relations within marriage as the wife's unquestionable duty, thereby obscuring the coercive and violent dimensions of forced intimacy. This study analyzes marital rape through the lens of Islamic criminal law and its intersections with Indonesian national law. Employing a normative juridical method based on library research, the study examines Qur'anic injunctions, fiqh jināyah literature, and Law No. 23 of 2004 on the Elimination of Domestic Violence. Findings reveal that marital rape is not classified as zinā (adultery) but falls under jarīmah taʿzīr (discretionary crimes) and may incur qiṣāṣ or diyāt when accompanied by physical harm. The principles of muʿāsharah bi al-maʿrūf and maqāṣid al-sharīʿah underscore that sexual coercion violates Sharia's objectives of safeguarding life, dignity, and family harmony. Consequently, this study emphasizes the urgent need for legal reform, regulatory harmonization, and religious engagement to ensure comprehensive victim protection.
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