Back to search
The question

Is an urfi marriage valid and permissible with the mother's consent if the guardian is corrupt and a sexual abuser of his daughter?

Share this answer

Source: FtawySummarized from the full answer at Ftawy · imported Sep 2, 20261 min readAlso available in العربية
The answer

The conditions for a valid Islamic marriage include the presence of a guardian (wali). Marriage of a man to a woman without her guardian's consent is invalid according to the majority of scholars. However, divorce in such an invalid marriage is considered an irrevocable (bain) divorce. The mother is not a guardian for her daughter's marriage. Guardianship belongs to the agnates (male relatives on the father's side) in the following order: the father, then the paternal grandfather, then the son, then the brothers, then the paternal uncles. If a righteous guardian is absent or loses his eligibility, the Muslim judge (Qadi) may solemnize her marriage with her permission.

Summarized from the full answer at Ftawy · imported

Read the full answer on Ftawy
Where this answer came from
Source platform
Ftawy
Original fatwa ID
124616
Imported
Translation status
Source text, unreviewed
Read the full ruling
Read the full answer on Ftawy