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Reinterpreting the concept of Ganggam Bauntuak in the transfer of Harato Pusako Tinggi: An Islamic law analysis

Ilham, Muhammad, Fadil, Fadil ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0926-7310 and Mahmudi, Zaenul ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5452-039X (2026) Reinterpreting the concept of Ganggam Bauntuak in the transfer of Harato Pusako Tinggi: An Islamic law analysis. al-Afkar: Journal for Islamic Studies, 9 (4). pp. 643-663. ISSN 2614-4883

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Abstract

This study aims to analyze the construction of ganggam bauntuak as a form of control over harato pusako tinggi and to determine the normative limits of its reinterpretation in the practice of transferring ancestral property from the perspective of Islamic law. This study employs normative legal research using statutory and conceptual approaches. Legal materials were analyzed qualitatively through deductive reasoning by applying the concepts of ganggam bauntuak, harato pusako tinggi, ‘urf, maslahah, and hifz al-mal. The findings indicate that ganggam bauntuak constitutes a right of control and utilization over harato pusako tinggi and does not constitute individual ownership because the property remains within the collective structure and interests of the clan. Its reinterpretation may be accepted insofar as the change concerns the management and utilization of the property without eliminating the clan’s legal relationship with it. Conversely, reinterpretation that transforms individual control into absolute ownership and unrestricted authority to transfer the property exceeds the permissible limits under Islamic law. The analysis through ‘urf, maslahah, and hifz al-mal demonstrates that repeated social practices do not automatically constitute legal legitimacy when they eliminate collective rights, undermine the clan’s collective welfare, and threaten the continuity of harato pusako tinggi.

Item Type: Journal Article
Keywords: ganggam bauntuak; harato pusako tinggi; reinterpretation; ‘urf; maslahah; hifz al-mal
Subjects: 18 LAW AND LEGAL STUDIES > 1801 Law > 180128 Islamic Family Law
18 LAW AND LEGAL STUDIES > 1801 Law > 180128 Islamic Family Law > 18012816 Mawaris (Inheritance)
Divisions: Graduate Schools > Magister Programme > Graduate School of Al-Ahwal Al-Syakhshiyyah
Depositing User: Fadil SJ
Date Deposited: 20 Oct 2026 08:41

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