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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The Requirement of Islam in the Guardian of the Marriage Contract

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Is it a condition for the guardian in the marriage contract that he be a Muslim?

Answer:
Yes, a disbeliever has no guardianship over his female relative, not even his daughter; he has no guardianship over her. Yes.
Source شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب في غير أولي الإربة — islamhouse.com (35:10)

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