THE QUALITY OF THE CHAIN (SANAD) OF HADITH CONCERNING THE LEGAL GUARDIAN (WALI) OF THE NIKAH

Abstract

The Wali (women's guardian of marriage) as a condition for a valid nikah (marriage) is not particularly discussed in the Qur'an. 1 It is explained more in the hadith of the Prophet, such as "unlawful marriage without a guardian" (Narrated by Arba'ah) or statements about "a widow has more rights over herself than her guardian while a bikr (young woman) needs to be asked for permission" (Narrated by Muslim).