Is the guardian's consent necessary to complete the marriage contract, or is the girl's acceptance alone sufficient, especially after the guardian's rejection of the dowry proposal which the girl had accepted?
Guardians should not exaggerate dowries due to their negative consequences. A marriage contract is not valid until its pillars are complete. A guardian does not have the right to prevent his ward from marrying on the pretext of a small dowry, because the dowry is the woman's right, and she has the right to waive it or part of it. If the guardian does not agree, she can refer her case to the judge to marry her. Obstruction occurs if a mature, sane woman requests marriage to a suitable man and the guardian refuses, even if it is due to a small dowry, and the dowry is the woman's right. Obstruction is established before the ruler when the guardian refuses to marry her after being ordered to do so.
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