Shaykh al-Islām Ibn Taymiyyah said in Majmūʿ al-Fatāwā (32/39–40): “No one should arrange a woman’s marriage except with her permission, as the Prophet ﷺ commanded. If she dislikes the match, she is not to be forced into it—except in the case of a young, pre-pubescent virgin, whom her father may marry off without seeking her approval. As for an adult woman who has been previously married, it is impermissible—by unanimous agreement of the Muslims—for either her father or anyone else to contract her marriage without her explicit consent. The same consensus applies to an adult virgin: no one other than her father or grandfather may marry her off without her permission, and even the father or grandfather ought to seek her approval.

“The scholars have differed over whether seeking that approval is obligatory or merely recommended. The correct view is that it is obligatory. The woman’s guardian must fear Allah in choosing her husband, examine whether the suitor is compatible or not, and remember that he is acting for her benefit, not his own.” End quote.

The Requirement of a Guardian (walī) in a Woman’s Marriage and Its Wisdom

Giving a woman the right to choose a suitable husband does not mean letting her marry whomever she pleases even if that would harm her relatives and family. Rather, she remains under the supervision of a guardian who oversees her choice, advises her, and undertakes the marriage contract on her behalf; she may not contract the marriage for herself. Should she do so, the contract is void, for the Sunan collections relate from ʿĀʾishah, may Allah be pleased with her: “Any woman who marries herself off without the permission of her guardian, her marriage is void, her marriage is void, her marriage is void.”