Hadith 47

Sunan an-Nasa'i

Book 26: The Book of Marriage Sahih

Chapter 20

Prohibition of Proposing Marriage To A Woman When Someone Else Has Already Proposed To Her

باب النَّهْىِ أَنْ يَخْطُبَ الرَّجُلُ عَلَى خِطْبَةِ أَخِيهِ ‏.‏

Sahih
Sunan an-Nasa'i 3242
أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا غُنْدَرٌ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ ‏ ‏.‏
"‏ لاَ يَخْطُبْ أَحَدُكُمْ عَلَى خِطْبَةِ أَخِيهِ ‏"
It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet said:

"None of you should propose marriage to a woman when someone else has already proposed to her."