The Wali from the social perspective: Allah -azwj has also Nominated a ‘ wali ’ (guardian) among the people as the head of or responsible person(s) to facilitate the decision-making process, that could be a father to decide the marriage of his daughter or a son to take care of burial rituals of his deceased father or elder son to offer lapsed (salat/Fast) for his deceased parents.
In addition, there could be more than two wali (guardians) and in some cases there could be conflict in their decisions, i.e., father/grandfather. Some Ahadith are presented in the rest of the article related to the wali among people.
A number of our companions, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ibn Mahboub, from Ibn Bakeyr, from Zurara who said, ‘I heard Abu Abdullah -asws saying: ‘ [4:33] And to everyone We have Appointed heirs of what parents and near relatives leave ’. He -asws said: ‘But rather, it (Holy Verse) Means by that is the (priority of) entitlement of the womb relationships regarding the inheritances, and it does not mean the guardians of the bounties.
Thus, the closest one with the deceased is the nearest one to him from the womb relations which flows towards him (as a wali)’ . [6] أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ رِئَابٍ عَنْ زُرَارَةَ بْنِ أَعْيَنَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ( عليه السلام ) يَقُولُ لَا يَنْقُضُ النِّكَاحَ إِلَّا الْأَبُ .
Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ibn Mahboub, form Ali Bin Raib, from Zurara Bin Ayn who said, ‘I heard Abu Ja’far -asws saying: ‘None can revoke the marriage except for the father’. [7] عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ جَمِيلٍ عَنْ بَعْضِ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحَدِهِمَا ( عليهما السلام ) قَالَ إِذَا مَاتَ وَلِيُّ الْمَقْتُولِ قَامَ وَلَدُهُ مِنْ بَعْدِهِ مَقَامَهُ بِالدَّمِ .