Crime in Marriage: The Practice of Polygamy in the Puncak Sorik Merapi Community, Mandailing Natal

Polygamy is an option for husbands who can be fair to their wives; a husband cannot take refuge behind religion legalize polygamy while he do justice. This study aims look at the crimes of in Puncak Sorik Marapi Mandailing Natal Regency, North Sumatra Province. research qualitative; data were collected by interviewing informants, and secondary sourced from journals, books, documents considered related this paper. The obtained analyzed using descriptive qualitative analysis techniques. As results study, they show that practiced Peak Marapi, committing crimes, namely: first, not providing his wife's birth, second, abandoning children so some drop out school, third, damaging good relations with wife, children, family. Husbands carry provisions set Islam if want have polygamy; fair, because Allah has explained Surah An-Nisa verse 3 must act fairly polygamy. impact husband's injustice was felt first bitterness life. wife had work hard support herself also could continue schooling constraint having no money. tendency neglect wives tends bring harm them.