Who has priority in guardianship concerning marriage and property between a free person residing far away and a slave residing nearby?

General Chapter

Al-Mughni

Book of Funerals

Book 7 · Issue 1 · Bab 1

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The free person residing far away takes precedence over the nearby slave because the slave holds no legal authority (*wilayah*). Consequently, the slave cannot act as a guardian in matters of marriage or property.