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Aisha and Ibn Abbas said: “The Messenger of Allah said: 'There is no marriage except with a guardian.' ”According to the Hadith of Aishah: “And the ruler is the guardian of the one who does not have a guardian. ”  

ابن ماجة:١٨٨٠حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ عَنْ حَجَّاجٍ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَعَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالاَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ لاَ نِكَاحَ إِلاَّ بِوَلِيٍّ وَفِي حَدِيثِ عَائِشَةَ وَالسُّلْطَانُ وَلِيُّ مَنْ لاَ وَلِيَّ لَهُ