Every person has the right to appoint whomsoever he wishes as a proxy (Wakeel) for oneself in the disputes and defence, irrespective of whether he is Muslim or not, male or female. There is no distinction in this matter between the commissioner and the proxy. The proxy is permitted to be appointed for a fee according to the terms agreed upon with the commissioner.

This article explains the permission of proxy in disputes, and its evidence is the evidence for the granting of proxy, since it is general and encompasses every type of proxy. Proxy is confirmed by the Sunnah; it is narrated by Abu Dawud with its chain of narration that Jaber Bin Abdullah said:

. فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ وَقُ لْتُ لَهُ: أَرَدْتُ الْخُرُوجَ إِلَى خَيْبَ رَ، فَأَتَ يْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ « إِنِّي أَرَدْتُ الْخُرُوجَ إِلَى خَ يْ بَ رَ، فَ قَالَ: إِذَا أَتَ يْتَ وَكِيلِي فَخُذْ مِنْهُ خَمْسَةَ عَشَرَ وَسْقًا، » فَإِنِ ابْ تَ غَى مِنْكَ آيَةً فَضَعْ يَدَ كَ عَلَى تَ رْقُ وَتِهِ .

“I wanted to go out to Khaybar, so I went to the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) and gave him a greeting and said: I am leaving. He said: ‘Go to my agent, and take fifteen loads from him. If he asks for a token from you, place your hand upon his collarbone.” (authenticated by Al-Hafiz in Al-Talkhis), and it is narrated from him that he gave proxy to Abu Rafi’ regarding the acceptance of marriage to Maymunah; Ahmad reported in Al-Musnad from Abu Rafi’:

. أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم تزوج ميمونة حلالا وبنى بها حلالا « » وكنت الرسول بينهما .

“The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) married Maymuna, and I was the Messenger (pbuh) between them”. So, anything that the person’s free conduct in is considered valid, and can be deputised, can be given as a proxy, whether male or female, Muslim or disbeliever. Also, the issue of proxy in disputes is itself confirmed by the Ijma’ of the companions, since Ali (ra) gave a proxy to Uqayl before Abu Bakr (ra) and said. . ما قُ ي ضيَ له فلي وما قُ ي ضيَ عليه فعلَيَّ .