Buying and Selling: Ruling on Priority in Guardianship and Upbringing of Children

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Buying and Selling: Ruling on Priority in Guardianship and Upbringing of Children

English:

Question #1499:

Who has priority in the guardianship of children and their bringing up the grandfather, the paternal uncle, the maternal uncle, or the wife?

Answer #1499:

The paternal grandfather has the right of shar‘ī guardianship of the minor orphans and their properties. The mother has the right of their custody. Neither the paternal uncle nor the maternal uncle should have any say in these matters.

-Imam Khamenei, Practical Laws of Islam, Importance and Conditions of Buying and Selling