His saying (peace and blessings be upon him): “... so the ruler is the guardian of one who has no guardian.” Is it permissible if he marries her off to someone who is not suitable?
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The questioner : His saying (peace and blessings be upon him): Sunan Abi Dawud 2083Sahih (Al-Albani)
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Shaykh, if the ruler is not suitable for marriage.
The Shaykh : Not suitable for what?
The questioner : To marry her off.
The Shaykh : Huh?
The questioner : To marry her off, for example, ...
The Shaykh : For example, what?
The questioner : One who is defective in judgment, who does not distinguish between ...
The Shaykh : In any case, and she loves the defective one?
The questioner : No, she loves the suitable one.
The Shaykh : If she loves the suitable one, her consent is necessary, even if the ruler wants to marry her off, her consent is necessary. But the difficult case is if she chooses someone who is not suitable and her guardians have refused because he is not suitable. Does the ruler have the right to take charge of the marriage? We say no, because their refusal was with right. Yes.
the sultan (man in authority) is the guardian of one who has none
فالسلطان ولي من لا ولي لهThe Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Shaykh, if the ruler is not suitable for marriage.
The Shaykh : Not suitable for what?
The questioner : To marry her off.
The Shaykh : Huh?
The questioner : To marry her off, for example, ...
The Shaykh : For example, what?
The questioner : One who is defective in judgment, who does not distinguish between ...
The Shaykh : In any case, and she loves the defective one?
The questioner : No, she loves the suitable one.
The Shaykh : If she loves the suitable one, her consent is necessary, even if the ruler wants to marry her off, her consent is necessary. But the difficult case is if she chooses someone who is not suitable and her guardians have refused because he is not suitable. Does the ruler have the right to take charge of the marriage? We say no, because their refusal was with right. Yes.