ENACTMENT NO. 3 OF 1987 ISLAMIC FAMILY LAW ENACTMENT 1987
PART VII - GUARDIANSHIP Guardianship of Person and Property
Section 92. Appointment of mother as testamentary guardian.
A mother may be validly appointed executrix of the father, and in that case she may exercise her powers as a testamentary guardian or, in the absence of a legal guardian, she may be appointed legal guardian by the Court, but in the absence of such appointment she shall not deal with the minor's property.