The marriage contract for the daughter of a brother whose father is absent
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Question:
Peace be upon you, and Allah’s mercy and blessings. Yes. May Allah bless you. No, no, I hope you will help me with this question and guide me to what is good. This concerns my brother’s daughter, who is one of the three children he left behind. She has now reached the age of marriage, and a suitor has come to me to marry her. Her father left us sixteen years ago, and I am the one providing for them, and we do not know where he is now. So, should I be the one to contract her marriage?
Answer:
You should contact a court in your country, and the court will direct you as it should; because marrying women whose guardians are absent is a matter for the courts. Yes.
Peace be upon you, and Allah’s mercy and blessings. Yes. May Allah bless you. No, no, I hope you will help me with this question and guide me to what is good. This concerns my brother’s daughter, who is one of the three children he left behind. She has now reached the age of marriage, and a suitor has come to me to marry her. Her father left us sixteen years ago, and I am the one providing for them, and we do not know where he is now. So, should I be the one to contract her marriage?
Answer:
You should contact a court in your country, and the court will direct you as it should; because marrying women whose guardians are absent is a matter for the courts. Yes.
Source
ندوات الجامع الكبير مع الأسئلة - 56 — archive.org (57:43)
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