The marriage contract with a new Muslim woman who has no mahram (relative one may not marry)
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: A questioner from outside this country says: There is a brother of ours who wants to marry a woman who is new to Islam and has no mahram (relative one may not marry). He says: How is the contract made with such a woman, and who is her wali (guardian)?
Answer:
If she is in an Islamic country, her reference is to the judge; the Shari'ah judge contracts her marriage. And if she is in a country of a Muslim community in a non-Muslim country, they refer to the head of the Islamic center; the head of the Islamic center takes the place of the judge and marries her off if she has no wali (guardian). Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: A questioner from outside this country says: There is a brother of ours who wants to marry a woman who is new to Islam and has no mahram (relative one may not marry). He says: How is the contract made with such a woman, and who is her wali (guardian)?
Answer:
If she is in an Islamic country, her reference is to the judge; the Shari'ah judge contracts her marriage. And if she is in a country of a Muslim community in a non-Muslim country, they refer to the head of the Islamic center; the head of the Islamic center takes the place of the judge and marries her off if she has no wali (guardian). Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل والفتنة نوعان : فتنة الشبهات وهي أعظم الفتنتين وفتنة الشهوات — islamhouse.com (1:04:38)
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