Can a guardian other than the father divorce the wife of the person under his guardianship?

General Chapter

Al-Mughni

Book of Marriage

Book 35 · Issue 1 · Bab 1

Open in Qurani

Primary text

No one other than the father possesses the authority to divorce the wife of an individual under guardianship (*mawla alayhi*), regardless of whether that guardian has the right to contract marriage (like a father's executor or the judge, according to the opinion of Ibn Hamid) or not. There is no known disagreement on this matter.