Al-Qadha: Jurnal Hukum Islam dan Perundang-Undangan Volume 9 No 2, Juli-Desember 2022,(h.394-407) P ISSN 2356-1637 | E ISSN 2581-0103 https://journal.iainlangsa.ac.id/index.php/qadha https:// DOI 10.32505/qadha.v9i2.5005 Syafruddin Syam, dkk. | Studi Legalitas Saksi Syahadah Al-Istifadah...|394 Studi Legalitas Saksi Syahadah Al-Istifadah Dalam Pembuktian Perkara Itsbat Nikah: Pendekatan Maqashid Syari’ah (Analisis Kasus di Mahkamah Syar'iyah Meulaboh) Syafruddin Syam Universitas Islam Negeri Sumatera Utara syafruddinsyam@uinsu.ac.id Rizki Muhammad Haris Universitas Islam Negeri Sumatera Utara rizkimuhammadharis@uinsu.ac.id Fachruddin Zakarya Universitas Islam Negeri Sumatera Utara yuyunyuza15@gmail.com Abstract The prolonged conflict situation and the tsunami natural disaster in Aceh, resulted in the need for more progressive and philosophical legal reasoning to answer existing legal needs. Formal rules that apply legally are not sufficient conditions to explore legal justice. This is a juridical issue at the Syar'iyah Court. There needs to be legal findings in the midst of a society that is all squeezed and difficult. Among the legal issues that must be answered is how the marriage status was determined during the conflict, which was generally not recorded, plus the number of key witnesses who died during natural disasters. This is a challenge at the Meulaboh Syar'iyah Court in the case of itsbat marriage by imposing a witness known as Syahadah al- Istifadah or in customary legal nomenclature called Testimonium de Auditu. This article is a field research approach to civil law laws, civil law books, and Islamic books, especially focused on Islamic fiqh which discusses "Shahadah Al-Istifadhah". The conclusion results state that the Meulaboh Syar'iyah Court Judge is in consideration of accepting the testimony of the witness Syahadah al-Istifadah for the sake of creating a determination that creates certainty, justice for the benefit of the law for the parties, so that the desired benefits in life can be fulfilled. . Keyword: Itsbat Marriage, Syahadah al-Istifadah, Maqashid Sharia Abstrak Situasi konflik yang berkepanjangan serta bencana alam tusanami di Aceh, mengakibatkan perlunya penalaran hukum yang lebih progresif dan filosofis untuk menjawab kebutuhan hukum yang ada. Aturan formal yang