Is it permissible for a guardian to marry his ward to a female slave (amah)?

General Chapter

Al-Mughni

Book of Marriage

Book 35 · Issue 5 · Bab 1

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Primary text

It is not permissible for the guardian to marry his ward to a female slave because the permissibility of such a union is conditional upon the fear of falling into unlawful sexual relations (al-'anat), which is absent in the case of a minor, though not necessarily absent in the case of an insane person.