Bukannya gus Dur dulu juga nikahnya via telepon. Waktu itu gusdur baru mental dari Kairo, dan lagi kuliah [lagi] di Baghdad.
Btw, ini sahnya berdasar madzab mana yak ? Ada yg bisa kasih pencerahan ? salam, Ari Condro ----- Original Message ----- From: "Khairur Razi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Prelude: MUI-nya India yg dikenal dg nama AIPLB (all india personal law board) melegalkan pernikahan via internet (voice chat dan web-cam). Hal ini mengomentari terjadinya pernikahan antara Muslimah di Lucknow (baca, laknow) dg 'pacar'nya, seorang insinyur, yg sedang kerja di Saudi Arabia. spt disebut dalam artikel di bawah yg saya kutip dari kantor berita india PTI (press trust of india) kedua pasangan tidak pernah bertemu, jadi langsung kenal, cocok dan nikah via internet. berita ini merupakan hal baru (sepanjang yg saya tahu pertama kali terjadi) dan karena itu tak heran banyak di cover media nasional india. harian mainstream spt Hindustan Times dan the Hindu juga mengulasnya. dalam gambar yg dimuat di beberapa koran, mempelai wanita tampak mengenakan pakaian pengantin resmi, seperti layaknya pengantin baru, di dampingi oleh ayahnya yg lagi bervoice-chat ria dg calon suaminya yg dalam webcam tampak juga berpakaian resmi. di ruang komputer itu tampak suasana "meriah". ruangan dihiasi, dan banyak hadirin mempelai wanita menyaksikan prosesi. sayang, suasana di ruang komputer pengantin pria tak difoto. di indonesia dulu juga pernah terjadi perkawinan via telpon yg sempat kontroversi mengenai sah tidaknya. namun, saya kira nikah via internet (dg voice chat dan webcam) mengandung validitas yg lebih kuat krn. suasanya mirip dg seminar jarak jauh dg muka kedua mempelai dan hadirin tampak jelas. dg semakin maraknya pergaulan via internet, saya kira preseden dari India dan keputusan dewan fatwa ulama india ini bisa jadi contoh bagus. sekedar diketahui, AIPLB merupakan dewan fatwa ulama india yg cukup berpengaruh. anggotanya berasal dari kelompok ulama dari berbagai unsur institusi Islam terkemuka seperti Deoband dan Nadwatul Ulama plus dari unsur Syiah. AIPLB merupakan gabungan kalangan moderat dan konservatif sehingga fatwanya diterima semua lapisan muslim india. salam, `Nikaah' via Internet The bride made her vows at a net café; the groom was in Saudi Arabia LUCKNOW: Marriages may be made in heaven but they are now being solemnised online among Muslims. Twenty-year-old Shabnam wedded a 28-year-old computer engineer, Abdul Kalam, in Saudi Arabia through an online exchange of marriage vows at a cyber cafe in Hussainabad area here in Uttar Pradesh. "Though we would not encourage online marriages as it has the risk of cheating, if the conditions of proper identification and confirmation are being followed, it is legal," the All-India Muslim Personal Law Board member, Sajjad Nomani, said. The family members and witnesses, however, must ensure that the girl is not being taken for a ride, he said. The families of Shabnam and Kalam fixed the match some time back and decided to go ahead with the ceremony on the Internet. The couple have not yet met. As the Qazis from both the sides prepared the `Nikaahnama', the relatives, voice chatted with each other using Yahoo messenger. The couple also had a glimpse of each other through the web camera. Sweets and beverages were served to the guests, making it appear like a usual marriage ceremony. - PTI Khairurrazi Aligarh Muslim University Uttar Pradesh, India -- India.com free e-mail - www.india.com. Check out our value-added Premium features, such as an extra 20MB for mail storage, POP3, e-mail forwarding, and ads-free mailboxes! Powered by Outblaze *************************************************************************** Berdikusi dg Santun & Elegan, dg Semangat Persahabatan. Menuju Indonesia yg Lebih Baik, in Commonality & Shared Destiny. www.ppi-india.org *************************************************************************** __________________________________________________________________________ Mohon Perhatian: 1. 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