قَالَ مُصَنِّفُ هَذَا الْكِتَابِ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ لَا وِلَايَةَ لِأَحَدٍ عَلَى الْمَرْأَةِ إِلَّا لِأَبِيهَا مَا لَمْ تَتَزَوَّجْ وَ كَانَتْ بِكْراً فَإِنْ كَانَتْ ثَيِّباً فَلَا يَجُوزُ عَلَيْهَا تَزْوِيجُ أَبِيهَا إِلَّا بِأَمْرِهَا وَ إِنْ كَانَ لَهَا أَبٌ وَ جَدٌّ فَلِلْجَدِّ عَلَيْهَا وِلَايَةٌ مَا دَامَ أَبُوهَا حَيّاً لِأَنَّهُ يَمْلِكُ وَلَدَهُ وَ مَا مَلَكَ فَإِذَا مَاتَ الْأَبُ لَمْ يُزَوِّجْهَا الْجَدُّ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهَا.
The compiler of this book, may Allah سبحانه وتعالى have mercy on him, stated: No one has authority over a woman except her father as long as she has not married and remains a virgin. If she is no longer a virgin, then her father cannot arrange her marriage without her consent. If she has both a father and a grandfather, the grandfather has authority over her as long as the father is alive, because the father has authority over his children and what they own. However, if the father dies, the grandfather cannot arrange her marriage except with her permission.
