Sunan Abi Dawud · Marriage (Kitab Al-Nikah)
باب فِي الاِسْتِئْمَارِ
Chapter: Seeking The Girl’s Permission.
4 hadith · references 2092–2095
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Abu Dawud · 2092لَا تُنْكَحُ الثَّيِّبُ حَتَّى تُسْتَأْمَرَ ، وَلَا الْبِكْرُ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهَاAbu Hurairah reported the Prophet ﷺ as saying “ A woman who has been previously married should not be married until her permission is asked nor should a virgin be married without her permission. “They (the people) asked 5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 2093تُسْتَأْمَرُ الْيَتِيمَةُ فِي نَفْسِهَا ، فَإِنْ سَكَتَتْ فَهُوَ إِذْنُهَا ، وَإِنْ أَبَتْ فَلَا جَوَازَ عَلَيْهَاNarrated Abu Hurairah: The Prophet ﷺ said: An orphan virgin girl should be consulted about herself; if she says nothing that indicates her permission, but if she refuses, the authority of the guardian cannot be exercised7 narrators·parallel chainAbu Dawud · 2094حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَلَاءِ ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ إِدْرِيسَ ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ بِإِسْنَادِهِ ، زَادَ فِيهِ : قَالَ : " فَإِنْ بَكَتْ أَوْ سَكَتَتْ " ، زَادَ : بَكَتْ . قَالَ أَبُThe aforesaid tradition has also been transmitted through a different chain of narrators by Muhammad bin Amr. This version adds “If she weeps or keeps silence”. The narrator added the word “weeps”. Abu Dawud said: The wo3 narratorsAbu Dawud · 2095حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ ، عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ أُمَيَّةَ ، حَدَّثَنِي الثِّقَةُ ، عَنْ ابْنِ عُمَرَ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَNarrated Abdullah ibn Umar: The Prophet ﷺ said: Consult women about (the marriage of) their daughters.6 narrators