Wali mujbir
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Wali mujbir (Arabic: ولي مجبر) is a technical term of Islamic law which denotes the guardian of a bride, who has the right to force into marriage, even against her proclaimed will. Silence of the bride is considered consent, not only in the case of a wali mujbir, but also in the cae of a wali mukhtar. In most schools of Islamic law, only the father or the paternal grandfather of the bride can be wali mujbir.[1]
The contract of an Islamic marriage is concluded between the guardian (wali) of the bride and bridegroom, not between bridegroom and bride. The wali of the bride is normally a male relative of the bride, preferable her father. Guardian (wali) of the bride can only be a free Muslim.[2]--