Guardian of a new Muslim lady

1-11-2003 | IslamWeb

Question:

As a marriage is not valid without the consent of a Wali (guardian), will the marriage be valid if she has converted and that her conversion to Islam is against the consent of the parents?

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Answer:

All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger.

If a woman is a Muslim, her non-Muslim father has no guardianship over her.  So, her guardianship moves to her closest male relatives [provided they are Muslims], and then to the general Muslims.

If she has no Muslim male relative, then the Muslim judge - if any -marries her off.  Otherwise, it would be  the Muslim community who marries her off.  So, an Islamic Association or an Islamic Center marries her off.

Allaah Knows best.