The fatwa of the Indonesian Ulema Council of South Sulawesi Province regarding panaik money is debated and considered cynical by some people who feel disturbed. The cultural shift in panaik money that occurred initially was intended to pay tribute to the bride's family, become a means of prestige, and show off in the community. This study aimed to reveal the potential for developing local wisdom fatwas at the national level by looking at the phenomenon of panaik money cases in the Bugis-Makassar community. This study was a qualitative method with a sociological approach to Islamic law. The Fatwa Commission of the South Sulawesi Provincial Ulama Council located in Makassar issued Fatwa Number 2 of 2022 concerning Panaik Money. The results of the study showed that the fatwa regarding panaik money had a crucial goal in addressing social, economic, and cultural problems related to the practice of panaik money in marriage, especially in the context of Bugis-Makassar community in South Sulawesi. The fatwa on panaik money described perspectives and suggestions from regional-level social institutions regarding the practice of panaik money in marriage based on Sharia principles. Making a regional fatwa a national fatwa required several steps. This usually depended on the laws and regulations in force in that country. This aimed to ensure that the fatwa complied with state law and had sufficient meaning to be implemented nationally. However, the fatwa on panaik money provided a better understanding of panaik money.