Multiple choice

Who among the following has/have a preferential right to contract his/her/their minor child into marriage?

  1. Father

  2. Mother

  3. Father and mother

  4. Minor child himself

  5. None of these

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Explanation

Under the sunni law, the order of guardianship for the purpose of marriage is as to father, paternal grandfather, brother and other relatives, in the same order as for inheritance, mother, other maternal relations and the last government. The father has a preferential right to contract his minor child into marriage.