said: “Whoever has me as his protector has ‘Alī as his protector.”

Twentieth, the Guardian. He Most High said:

“Your only guardian is Allah, His Messenger, and those who believe.” [al-Mā’idah 55]

The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: “If any woman contracts her own marriage without her guardian’s permission, her marriage is invalid.”

He Most High also said: “And the believing men