In [this answer](https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/39757/17702) it is claimed that Non-Muslim women need a Muslim wali to get married under sharia rule: > the wali(guardian) of the Christian woman is a Muslim In a comment to it, it is claimed that Non-ahl-kitab Non-Muslim women need a wali as well: > a Muslim wali is only needed for a Muslim lady or a lady which is not of among people of the book Both these claims are surprising to me as I had never come across similar claims. It was my understanding that in matters of family law, dhimmis were mostly left to their own devices. **Question:** which madhahib (schools of law) require that a Non-Muslim woman must have a wali for getting married, and which of those require the wali to be a Muslim? --- **Remark:** The accepted answer does not offer references for the individual madhahib; if you have any, please add them as an answer.

Dear brother and sisters. I met a girl abroad, who is not a Muslimah. She is willing to accept Islam and I want to do nikkah with her to save myself from committing zina. Nikkah is only for the sake of ALLAH and to save me, my soul from Jahannum. I travel abroad frequently for my business and it is harder to live longer time period without a wife. All of her family is non-muslim and they preach Christianity. Thus, they will never agree and she is even scared to ask her family if she can become a Muslimah and get married to a Muslim man. She will not have a wali from her family for sure. That is almost 100% closer to impossible. I have 2 friends, with a good character and I can arrange an Imam from Masjid to do nikkah with her after she do her Shahadah. I will write the Nikkah conditions on the paper and I will sign, she will sign, 2 Muslim men will sign and Masjid Imam will sign. I will give her mahr at the time of Nikkah. So, the Nikkah will be announced and I pray to ALLAH to forgive if anything is not right and make her halal for me through Nikkah. Our intentions are good and we will do everything possible according to Islam. Please advice my brothers and sisters if I'm doing anything wrong or if I need to do something extra. May ALLAH guide us all and forgive our sins and may ALLAH give reward to those who advice. Thanks

Iam a 20 year old woman! I keep telling my mom, Get me married wherever I like, I don't want to commit sin (zina),But my mom says your dad will never agree until the boy earns something or can run a household. Despite that, I've told my mom repeatedly, but she says your dad will shout at me, and get angry, I know him. Don't even think about marriage for 2-3 years.and I'm in need So as he (the Man I love)! So, can I get married myself with 2 witnesses who are Muslim and mature? Will my nikah be valid? Because my mom is 100% sure that neither my dad nor society will agree."and there is the danger of nfs So Islam is that strict that someone is in need and their parents are not allowing her to marry! And I know all the Hadith about validness and invalidness But my topic is if guardian are not agreeing what should the girl do?

AssalamAlaikum A woman(38 year old approximately) whose husband was died appropriately 7 years ago. She Has 2 adult daughter and adult 2 Sons. She is Living in her husband's home who died.She Is Not depending on Father or bother .she totally depending on self. She And Her Sons earn for their living. Now question is that if she wanna get married with a person and her sons and daughter are satisfied . Can son become wali of her Mother? She never wants to show next Nikah Due to society and relatives issues because regrettably in our society point out her this decesion in this age. Please Answer that . Can she make a secret marriage if sons become wali and two Muslims For Evidence. It will must valid and governmently registed Nikah. And Boy will also never show to his parents about this marriage. If both Are Shafi'i then please is it w Valid

What is the opinion of the 4 madhab regarding the father marrying his prepubescent son without his consent? I read online on this site that all four madhab agree that the father has the right to wed his young son without his consent, however no sources were mentioned. > "i. Approval of the groom who has not reached puberty: The four > Madhabs agree that the father may wed his son, who has not reached > puberty, to the bride, without his permission." I would like to know the sources of this claim, along with the opinion of four madhab regarding this issue. I know the ruling that applies to young girls, but I have yet to come across a fatwa discussing young boys.

I'm a Muslim, Alhamdulillah. My wife is a Christian. We got married in the court-house. Bad things started happening to us, and we thought it's probably because we didn't get married the Islamic way, making this haram technically. We are trying to correct that, and are thus looking for perform a nikah in the masjid. The problem is in finding a wali as both of us don't have our relatives here. The following are my questions: 1. Is there anything else required besides both of us and two witnesses being present there? 2. Do the witnesses have to be Muslims? 3. How much does the Imam charge for the Nikah?

Assalamu alaikum, I am a Kuwaiti (Mālikī)who has been hoping to marry this man (he is Iraqi), however when I brought the matter up to my father he rejected the idea right away and got very angry at the suggestion of me marrying an iraqi, his only reason was the fact that he is non-kuwaiti and he does not want me marrying someone who is not Kuwaiti. I have also brought this up to my brothers and uncle however they all rejected the idea and refused to listen due to the same cultural reason. I have read that that is an invalid reason to reject a marriage. No matter how many times I ask or plead them to just meet him they keep rejecting the idea. Me and this brother really want to get married, although I have no committed any haram with him I fear I may in the future and it’s better for both of us to marry ASAP we are both very frustrated right now. And I see no other reason why we cannot get married he is a pious man, very religious and is able to support us, there is no reason why we cannot marry other than cultural differences. Please help us, is there any way possible I can marry him with someone else as my wali?

Assalamualaikum! I Got engaged in jan 2023 and our parents decided that we’ll wait for 2 years before marriage but because of our studies our parents want us to be settled first so they are going to stretch it more. We don’t want that i’m 24 he’s 25 we both are mature and independent. My question is if my father is okay with the guy but he just wants to delay it, will the nikah be valid if we do it without the acknowledgment of my father or do i need a wali? I have a younger brother who is 20 and if i ask him he will support me. Can he be my wali? We tried persuading our parents but they won’t budge from their decision. Thank you.

Sparked by [this question](https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/39146/how-do-we-know-that-marriage-age-is-determined-by-puberty) I did some reading up on marrying off young girls. I'm posting unabridged sections from [Reliance of the Traveler](http://www.mediafire.com/file/8hofja243dhb2g1/The_Reliance_complete_full_scan.pdf) to give the full context of my question. My question is at the end of the post and concerns what comparable rulings, if any, other madhahib have in these regards. I will post a short summary of the aspects of the quoted text that are relevant to my question under "Summary" at the bottom of the post as well. Section m3.13 of Reliance of the Traveler reads: > m3.13 Guardians are of two types, those who may compel their female charges > to marry someone, and those who may not. > > (1) The only guardians who may compel their charge to marry are a > virgin bride's father or father's father, *compel* meaning to marry her > to a suitable match (def: m4) without her consent. > > (2) Those who may not compel her are not entitled to marry her to someone > unless she accepts and gives her permission. > > Whenever the bride is a virgin, the father or father's father may > marry her to someone without her permission, though it is recommended > to ask her permission if she has reached puberty. A virgin's silence > is considered as permission. > > As for the nonvirgin of sound mind, no > one may marry her to another after she has reached puberty without her > express permission, no matter whether the guardian is the father, > father's father, or someone else. Section m3.14 is missing in the translation; it's possible that section m3.14 is the two paragraphs starting at "Whenever the bride is a virgin..." in the above quote. Section m3.15 discusses cases where the decision of the guardian and the virgin on who she is to be married to clash with each other: > m3.15 No guardian may marry a woman to some one who is not a suitable match > (def: m4) without her acceptance and the acceptance of all who can be > guardians (def: m3.7). If the Islamic magistrate is her guardian, he > may not under any circumstances marry her to someone who is not a > suitable match for her. > > If the bride selects a suitor who is not a suitable match for her, the > guardian is not obliged to marry her to him. If she selects a suitable > match but her guardian chooses a different suitor who is also a > suitable match, then the man chosen by the guardian takes precedence > if the guardian is one who may lawfully compel her to marry (def: > m3.13(1)), while the one she selects takes precedence when the > guardian may not lawfully compel her to marry (m3.13(2)). Sections m4.0 to m4.2 read: > m4.0 (N: The definition of a *suitable match* should not be > misunderstood as a recommendation for whom to marry. It is merely a > legal restriction to protect a woman's interests when the father or > grandfather of a virgin marry her to someone without her consent (dis: > m3.13,15). As for when she wishes to marry someone who is not a > suitable match, and her guardian has no objection, there is nothing > wrong or offensive in her doing so.) > > m4.1 *Suitability* concerns lineage, religiousness, profession, and being > free of defects that permit annulling the marriage contract (def: m7). (N: > As for color, it is of no consideration in suitability.) > > m4.2 The following are not suitable matches for one another: > > (1) a non-Arab man for an Arab woman (0: because of the hadith that > the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) said, "Allah has > chosen the Arabs above others"); > > (2) a corrupt man (def: 024.3) for a virtuous woman (0: though it is > sufficient for the would-be husband to have given up his wrongdoing); > > (3) a man of a lowly profession for the daughter of someone with a > higher profession, such as a tailor wanting to marry a merchant's > daughter (A: though an Islamic scholar is a suitable match for any > level whatever); > > (4) or someone with a defect that permits annulling the marriage (def: > m7) for someone without such defects. Being wealthy has nothing to do > with suitability (0: for money comes and goes, and those with > self-respect and intelligence do not take pride in it), nor does being > elderly. Sections m4.3 to m4.5 discuss matters that are irrelevant to my question. Section m7 talks about reproductive defects, insanity, or severe bodily defects/illnesses as being grounds for annulment. **Summary:** According to the shafii legal manual Reliance of the Traveler, if the father or grandfather of a virgin is her wali (legal guardian), he may marry her off to someone who is a suitable match without her consent. Any man is a suitable match, barring the listed reasons of unsuitability; in particular, old age and lack of wealth are not barriers to suitability. **Question:** What is the fiqh (jurisprudence) in these regards in the other madhahib (schools of law), i.e.: - can anyone marry off a virgin without her consent? - who can she not be married off to without her consent?

I've been reading a piece of work that says that accepting the terms of service in most websites is kufr because they say they can bring you to non Muslim (taghut court's) so by pressing I accept on the terms of service you are agreeing to be judged by a taghut. I need someone to actually give me answers from the Qur'an and sunnah and not they're own opinions. Also in it he says if theres a dispute with a Muslim in it a kafir cannot be the one who settles it because it is making them a wali which is kufr then he gives an example In soccer saying if they're is a Kaffir referee a Muslim cannot play because or he will be a kafir but if the ref is Muslim it is permissible. Is this also true??? Iam very anxious about this

I don’t have any issues with my dad, i want him to be there and all that but I don’t want his consent to get married, or any man’s. I find it incredibly misogynistic, my consent is the only consent that matters. So when i get married can i do it without my father’s or any man’s consent.

I know a woman should take her guardian's will for marriage before proposing to marry someone and if her guardian refuses her right to marry then his guardianship becomes void and that she can choose someone else from her relatives preferably on her father side to act as her guardian, such as uncle, grandfather, mother or brother. Above all else, it is required for her first wedding to have a Guardian's permission as mentioned the the following hadiths. > “There is no marriage except with a walee” and > “Any woman who gets married without the knowledge of her walee, her marriage is invalid.” However, there is another hadith in Sahih Al-Bukhari which states > Sahih Al-Bukhari Volume 6, Book 61, Number 547 : Narrated by Sahl bin Sad A lady came to the Prophet and declared that she had decided to offer herself to Allah and His Apostle. The Prophet said, "I am not in need of women." A man said (to the Prophet) "Please marry her to me." The Prophet said (to him), "Give her a garment." The man said, "I cannot afford it." The Prophet said, "Give her anything, even if it were an iron ring." The man apologized again. The Prophet then asked him, "What do you know by heart of the Qur'an?" He replied, "I know such-and-such portion of the Qur'an (by heart)." The Prophet said, "Then I marry her to you for that much of the Qur'an which you know by heart." This hadith is mentioned at several other places as well and something seems fundamentally wrong here. The prophet SAW didn't care to ask her about her guardian's consent, instead he married her right away, acting as both a Qazi and a Wali. I know a Qazi can act as a wali in circumstances where a rightful wali is absent, but isn't it a duty of a Qazi to inquire if there is a Wali present or not? These hadith seem to be contradicting each other. **Question:** Are these two ahadith in Bukhari about guardian marriage contradicting each other? *If not, explain why they aren't!*

**Background**
I am currently in a discussion with someone who argues that Islam worsened women’s rights in Arabia. I have dealt with most of his objections, except this one: **Argument**
Before Islam, Khadija[R.A] was able to Marry Muhammad( PBUH ) of her own will, however after Islam, a woman who arranged her own marriage was considered an Adulteress : > It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that: the Messenger of Allah said: “No woman should arrange the marriage of another woman, and no woman should arrange her own marriage. The adulteress is the one who arranges her own marriage.” Sunan Ibn Majah 1882 Hence, Islam worsened women’s rights in Arabia. so my Question is, **Were Arabian women able and allowed to Arrange their own marriages before Islam?** Thx

Assalamu aleykum, Im a sunni woman and I want to do my Nikkah but I need a Wali. My Dad is an Alevite who doesnt pray, doesnt read quran,doesnt go to the mosque, doesnt like women wear hijab but he doesnt eat pork.He calls himself a muslim alevite but im not sure if he really is considerated as a muslim. Is he valid as my Wali or should I take an Imam as my Wali? And if he cant be my Wali,do I need his consent for my Marriage?

I am planning my nikah but the bride is not a Muslim. She is Christian but not practising. Does this affect the validity of the nikah? Does she has to be convert in order for the nikah to happen? Also she is from another country and all her family is there. Her parents have given their consent but none of her family will be able to assist the nikah. Could be the Imam be the wali in the ceremony? Will that affect anything? do their parents has to do something? Also she would like to do a civil ceremony later at her home country with her family, can be the legal part done later? I hope you can answer all my questions. Thank you.

Salamwalaikum, I intend on marrying a christian woman who has already been introduced and accepted by my family and her family knows of me too. I’d like to get the nikah done as does she as soon as possible so that we can meet and spend time together more comfortably. Although, I have come to know that the wali of the woman has to be of her religion being her father, although because of our young age and her father still not comftorable with her marrying a muslim, she cant bring up marriage around him as it will anger him as she has hinted at it in the past and it didnt go down well. What is the permissibility of me going straight to an imam to act as her wali or do I have to directly seek permission from her father and if I get a no slowly go down the list of possible walis for her. My idea is we’d do a nikah for the sake of making relations halal as her parents are more akin to dating and want me to be around her for a few years before marrying, which as a muslim I cannot do.

Can Girl's father appoint Boy's father as wali in marriage? Girl's father live far away so he accept and say im agreed in this marriage in the phone. Does boy's father can do the work of qazi?

Let's say, Z is a woman. All of her Mahrams' and gurdians have died. If she wants to marry now, how would she?

Assalamulikum, This question has been circling my mind. My parents have been divorced since I was 7 and my mother and I live in the united states while my father lives in a different country. As a female, I know that my father must approve of my marriage however this is difficult for many reasons. He can't come to the united states (he isn't a citizen nor has the ability), I cant go to him and he also most likely won't agree just to be rude to my mom. So what do I do in that situation? I don't have a brother and my uncles etc, don't live in the united states. Are they allowed to "give my hand" over face time or something similiar? If not then what the solution? Jazakum Allah Khair

If the Quran states that believers are equal, whether men or women, why does only a woman need a wali to get married?