The Guardian of a Woman Who Is Not of Sound Mind
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if a woman is not of sound mind, is her guardian her husband or her father?
Answer:
Her guardian is the closest of her male relatives (asabah): her father, or her son, or her brother, or her brother's son, or her paternal uncle, or her paternal uncle's son. The closest of the asabah is her guardian. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if a woman is not of sound mind, is her guardian her husband or her father?
Answer:
Her guardian is the closest of her male relatives (asabah): her father, or her son, or her brother, or her brother's son, or her paternal uncle, or her paternal uncle's son. The closest of the asabah is her guardian. Yes.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، باب الشفعة — islamhouse.com (1:07:32)
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