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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The Guardian of a Woman Who Embraced Islam While Her Father Remains a Disbeliever

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: If a woman is a disbeliever and then she embraces Islam, who becomes her guardian? Is her guardian her disbelieving father, or who?

Answer:
The ruler becomes the guardian. Yes.
Source شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب العضل — islamhouse.com (43:27)

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