Kafa’ah Nasab Sebagai Syarat Utama Bagi Pernikahan Wanita Syarifah di Kecamatan Lau

This study seeks to reveal the attitude of syarifah women's community in Lau sub-district, which sets specific criteria selecting their prospective husbands form kinship equivalence. The principle lineage kafa'ah marriage is still being maintained this day. uses a qualitative-descriptive type and approach. Data collection was done by interview observation. analysis took place simultaneously with data process. carried out through three stages water model, namely reduction, presentation, verification. However, these take simultaneously, aim presenting accurate information context increasing public understanding awareness accordance spirit Islamic religious provisions. results found that Syarifah women sub-district who firmly maintain nasab cannot be separated from belief condition can guarantee household harmony. Second: social culture. They consider choosing husband prestige building household.