The marriage of a woman who has no guardian in a land of disbelief

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: A woman has no guardian and she is in southern India. He says: There are Islamic centers there, but they are headed by grave worshippers and groups that are questionable, and the people of the Sunnah are few. His question is: Do they choose the most knowledgeable among them for such matters to marry her, or what do they do?

Answer:
The default is that one returns to the Islamic centers; this is the default. Because the Islamic center in a land of disbelief takes the place of the one in authority in the lands of the Muslims. It takes his place, even if it does not have what he has. It takes his place in contracting the marriage for her, in authorizing the marriage contract for her, even if it does not have what he has. Yes, she says , yes.