The being of Islamic igures in Indonesia in past becomes important in thehistory of Islamic world. There is main chain which is connecting amongIndonesian Islamic igure and others especially in Middle East. This mainchain particularly to the relation of geneology science of Middle East,especially in Makkah-Madinah, until becomes igure who has a reputationand network level-world.One of the Islamic Nusantara’s igures who has a important role in thereligious living in this country is Muhammad Arsyad al-Banjari. From mainchain side of knowledge, he belongs with ‘the graduate of Middle East.’ Inthis point, it becomes important to go along how the construct of ArsyadAl-Banjari’s thought is, as in his work (kitab). This investigation of coursewill engage ‘the biographic side’ from the igure, including geneology ofknowledge and also science posture which is taken when it is closed to thereality of the society.The thought of al-Banjari about marital law, especially in his kitab, an-nikah. This kitab speci ically examines the marriage with the systematicfrom marital law, essential principles, till the break of marriage includingthe detail in each contain. In that kitab, the law that al-Banjari offers,‘almost’ all of them adopt from Fiqh Sya i’iyyah.Keywords: thought of law, kitab al-nikah