The Role of Marriage Registrars in Maintaining the Integrity of Marriage Services in Poso Regency

The objective of this study is to explores the role of marriage registrars in serving local Muslim citizens who want to get marriage service efficiently and transparently. The research method applied is a qualitative single case study. Data were gathered through direct observation, in-depth interviews, and written document analysis. Interviews involve five local costumary leaders, citizens, four local religious affairs staff, and two marriage registrars. The data was then analyzed using thematic analysis. This study found that the role of the marriage registrar in maintaining the integrity of marriage services in Poso Regency is carried out by: services based on SOP, information boards on marriage registration costs, administrative management, implementing the principle of justice by respecting the rights of both parties, and providing guidance and counseling to prospective brides and grooms. Then efforts to habituate local values in marriage services from an Islamic legal perspective in Poso Regency are carried out through: integrating Islamic law with local wisdom, respecting and adapting local wisdom, considering local wisdom that is considered important. Furthermore, the construction of the role of the penghulu in maintaining the integrity and efforts to habituate local values in marriage services from an Islamic legal perspective in Poso Regency can be done through: understanding the duties, responsibilities, authority and rights of the penghulu, fostering awareness and compliance with the law, maintaining local wisdom and remaining true to Islamic principles in facing the influence of globalization.