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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The absent father’s delegation of authority in marrying off his daughter when he is far away

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, if the father is absent, for example, far away, and the son is present, is it permissible for the father to delegate the brother, for example?

Answer:
The father may delegate whomever he wishes; the father may delegate whomever he wishes, even a non-relative. He may delegate whomever he wishes. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 47 من 89|شرح العدة في شرح العمدة|كتاب النكاح|باب ولاية النكاح|صالح الفوزان|الفقه|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:06:58)

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