Hadith 69

Sunan an-Nasa'i

Book 26: The Book of Marriage Sahih

Chapter 32

Father Seeking The Consent Of A Virgin With Regard To Marriage

باب اسْتِئْمَارِ الأَبِ الْبِكْرَ فِي نَفْسِهَا ‏.‏

Sahih
Sunan an-Nasa'i 3264
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ زِيَادِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْفَضْلِ، عَنْ نَافِعِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ ‏ ‏.‏
"‏ الثَّيِّبُ أَحَقُّ بِنَفْسِهَا وَالْبِكْرُ يَسْتَأْمِرُهَا أَبُوهَا وَإِذْنُهَا صُمَاتُهَا ‏"
It was narrated from Ibn 'Abbas that the Prophet said:

"A previously married woman has more right (to decide) about herself (with regard to marriage), and a virgin should be consulted by her father, and her permission is her silence."