The right to contract the marriage of a minor or a person with unsound mind in marriage belongs to the following sets of people who are guardians:1
- Father.
- Paternal grandfather how high so ever.
- Brother and other male relations on the father’s side.
If these paternal relations are not there then the right goes to:
- Mother.
- Maternal Uncle or aunt and other maternal relations.
Under the Shia school of Law, the only guardians for marriage for minors are the father and the paternal grandfather.2