CABARAN INSTITUSI KELUARGA MUSLIM DALAM ERA GLOBALISASI: FENOMENA PERKAHWINAN LAVENDER DAN ANALISIS MAQASID SYARIAH

THE CHALLENGE OF THE MUSLIM FAMILY INSTITUTION IN THE ERA OF GLOBALISATION: THE PHENOMENON OF LAVENDER MARRIAGE AND AN ANALYSIS THROUGH MAQASID SYARIAH

Abstract

Fenomena perkahwinan lavender iaitu perkahwinan lelaki dan wanita di mana salah seorang atau kedua-duanya mempunyai orientasi seksual yang berbeza dan berlaku untuk menutup orientasi seksual mereka yang sebenar, semakin mendapat perhatian dalam perbincangan sosial dan perundangan di Malaysia. Ia telah menimbulkan persoalan terhadap kesejahteraan, hak, dan perlindungan dalam institusi kekeluargaan Islam. Kajian ini bertujuan menganalisis fenomena tersebut melalui kerangka Maqasid Syariah, khususnya dalam aspek pemeliharaan agama (hifz al-din), jiwa (hifz al-nafs), akal (hifz al-'aql), keturunan (hifz al-nasl), dan harta (hifz al-mal). Menggunakan pendekatan analisis dokumentasi dan kajian literatur terhadap data-data daripada Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia (KKM), Jabatan Perangkaan Malaysia (DOSM), dan kajian akademik tempatan, kajian ini mendapati bahawa: (1) tiada statistik rasmi khusus tentang perceraian berasaskan orientasi seksual suami, walaupun beberapa laporan professional dan media menunjukkan bahawa isu ini telah mendapat perhatian dalam amalan guaman syariah; (2) sebanyak 64 peratus daripada 3,185 jangkitan HIV baharu pada 2024 berpunca daripada hubungan homoseksual/biseksual dalam kalangan lelaki; dan (3) isteri merupakan mangsa utama yang terkesan kerana terdedah kepada risiko jangkitan penyakit kelamin termasuk HIV dan sifilis. Dapatan kajian menunjukkan bahawa fenomena ini menimbulkan implikasi terhadap kelima-lima dimensi Maqasid Syariah, khususnya pemeliharaan jiwa, keturunan dan harta.

The phenomenon of lavender marriage, referring to a marriage between a man and a woman in which one or both partners have a differing sexual orientation and enter into the marriage as a means of concealing their actual sexual orientation, has increasingly attracted attention in social and legal discussions in Malaysia. The phenomenon has raised concerns regarding the well-being, rights, and protection of individuals within the Islamic family institution. This study aims to analyse the phenomenon through the framework of Maqasid Syariah, particularly with regard to the preservation of religion (hifz al-din), life (hifz al-nafs), intellect (hifz al-'aql), lineage (hifz al-nasl), and wealth (hifz al-mal). Employing documentary analysis and a literature review of data obtained from the Ministry of Health Malaysia (MOH), the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM), and local academic studies, this study finds that: (1) there are no specific official statistics on divorce based on a husband's sexual orientation, although several professional and media reports indicate that the issue has received attention in syariah legal practice; (2) 64 percent of the 3,185 new HIV infections recorded in 2024 were attributed to homosexual/bisexual relations among men; and (3) wives constitute the primary group affected, as they may be exposed to the risk of sexually transmitted infections, including HIV and syphilis. The findings indicate that this phenomenon has implications for all five dimensions of Maqasid Syariah, particularly the preservation of life, lineage, and wealth.