- For Sunnis: The Guardian in cases of marriage is the male figure, from the father’s side, according to the following hierarchy: the father, the brother, the grandfather and the uncle. Otherwise, such authority is entrusted with the judge.

- For Shiites: The guardian in the cases of marriage is the father, the grandfather from the father’s side or else the legal governor. For the marriage of minors, males and females, the father and the grandfather from the father’s side are the only ones having authority over the marriage.

- For the Druze: The guardian in the marriage is the male figure from the father’s side according to the following hierarchy: the father, the brother, the grandfather and the uncle, or else, the Sheikh Akl and the community’s judge.