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Do the schools of law differ on whether a girl may marry herself off without a guardian?

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Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Oct 24, 20261 min readAlso available in العربية
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A woman is not permitted to marry herself off except with the permission of her guardian (wali), whether she is a virgin or previously married. This is based on the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) sayings: "There is no marriage except with a guardian" and "Any woman who marries without the permission of her guardian, her marriage is invalid." Although Abu Hanifa held the view that a previously married woman and a mature virgin may marry without the guardian's permission, the opinion of the majority is the more authoritative.

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