Question:
I know a sister in India. She got married to a non-muslim in 2012 and lived with him till 2017. After that, she again came back to her mom’s home and she got divorced from the non-muslim husband. Now she wants to get married but no wali for her. Can she take masjid wali for her to do nikah?
Answer:
ِﺑ ْﺴ ِﻢ ا ِﷲ اﻟ ﱠﺮ ْﺣﻤ ِﻦ اﻟ ﱠﺮ ِﺣْﯿﻢ
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Because the sister in reference does not have a wali (guardian), she may get married without one. We advise her to have a local scholar perform her nikah.
Raddul Muhtar: v. 3, p. 57 (Darul Fikr)
Only Allah knows best
Written by Maulana Mohammad Ahsan Osmani
Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah
Darul Ifta Birmingham