of opinion concerning that, if he gives her in marriage to someone who is compatible. Ibn al-Mundhir said: All of those scholars from whom we acquired knowledge unanimously agreed that it is permissible for a father to give his minor daughter in marriage if he arranges her to someone who is compatible, and it is permissible for him to do that even if she is reluctant. If the women reached mature age to have legal consent, her consent is needed in marriage, as the Prophet ordered:"A previously-married woman has more right concerning herself than her guardian, and the permission of a virgin should be sought (regarding marriage), and her permission is her silence". However, any women must be married by the consent of her guardian unless the marriage will be invalid if her guardian disagrees as the Prophet said:"There should be no nikaah (marriage contract) except with a wali (guardian)." Although Muslim men can marry women of Jewish or Christian faith, women are forbidden to marry non-Muslim men. Russian law By law and custom, Muscovite Russia was a patriarchal society in which women were subordinate to men and youth to their elders. Peter the Great relaxed the custom of youth subordination, but not that of women.[Citation Required] A decree of 1722 explicitly forbade any forced marriages by requiring both bride and groom to consent while retaining the requirement of parental permission. Only men, however, had the ability to end a marriage, by forcing their wives into nunneries.[Citation Required] Legally, there were double standards for women. An adulterous wife could be sentenced to force labour while men who murdered their wives were merely flogged.[Citation Required] After the death of Peter the Great, laws and customs pertaining to men's marital authority over their wives increased.[Citation Required] In 1782, civil law reinforced women's responsibility to obey her husband.[Citation Required] By 1832, the Digest of laws changed this obligation into "unlimited obedience".[Citation Required] During the eighteenth century, the Russian Orthodox Church obtained greater authority over marriage and banned priests from giving divorce, even for severely abused wives.[Citation Required] By 1818, the Russian Senate had also forbade separation of married couples.[Citation Required] Russian women suffered restrictions upon their owning property until 1753, when there was a decree, which ensured that noble families could secure a daughter's inheritance by making it a part of her dowry. This decree also ensured that women had a separate economy