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Sunan Abu DawudMarriage (Kitab Al-Nikah)

Sunan Abu Dawud 2092

Chapter: Seeking The Girl's Permission

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 2092

Narrator:Abu Hurayrah

حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبَانُ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏"‏

لاَ تُنْكَحُ الثَّيِّبُ حَتَّى تُسْتَأْمَرَ وَلاَ الْبِكْرُ إِلاَّ بِإِذْنِهَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَمَا إِذْنُهَا قَالَ ‏"‏ أَنْ تَسْكُتَ ‏"

Abu 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 “What is her permission, Apostle of Allaah(ﷺ)? He replied “it is by her keeping silence.”

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 2092).

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Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( لَا تُنْكَح ) : بِصِيغَةِ الْمَجْهُول نَفْيًا لِلْمُبَالَغَةِ أَوْ نَهْيًا ( الثَّيِّب ) : أَيْ الَّتِي فَارَقَتْ زَوْجهَا بِمَوْتٍ أَوْ طَلَاق وَفِي رِوَايَة الْبُخَارِيّ وَغَيْره وَقَعَ لَفْظ الْأَيِّم مَكَان الثَّيِّب قَالَ الْحَافِظ : ظَاهِر هَذَا الْحَدِيث أَنَّ الْأَيِّم هِيَ الثَّيِّب لِمُقَابَلَتِهَا بِالْبِكْرِ ( حَتَّى تُسْتَأْمَر ) : أَصْل الِاسْتِئْمَار طَلَب الْأَمْر , فَالْمَعْنَى لَا يُعْقَد عَلَيْهَا حَتَّى يُطْلَب الْأَمْر مِنْهَا. وَيُؤْخَذ مِنْ قَوْله تُسْتَأْمَر أَنَّهُ لَا يُعْقَد إِلَّا بَعْد أَنْ تَأْمُر بِذَلِكَ , وَلَيْسَ فِيهِ دَلَالَة عَلَى عَدَم اِشْتِرَاط الْوَلِيّ فِي حَقّهَا بَلْ فِيهِ إِشْعَار بِاشْتِرَاطِهِ. قَالَهُ الْحَافِظ. ( وَلَا الْبِكْر إِلَّا بِإِذْ…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih صحيح The hadith No. 2092
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih Bukhari (6970، 5136) Sahih Muslim (1419) The hadith No. 2092
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2092

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  • التحقيق في مسائل الخلاف لابن الجوزي (1710)لَا تُنْكَحُ الثَّيِّبِ حَتَّى تُسْتَأْمَرَ

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The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "A woman who has been previously married has more right over her person than her guardian, and a virgin must be consulted, and her consent is silence." [Reported by Muslim].

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the Messenger of Allah said: “A widow has more right (to decide) concerning herself than her guardian, and a virgin should be consulted”. It was said: “O Messenger of Allah, a virgin may be too shy to speak.” He said: “Her consent is her silence.”

"‏ الأَيِّمُ أَوْلَى بِنَفْسِهَا مِنْ وَلِيِّهَا وَالْبِكْرُ تُسْتَأْمَرُ فِي نَفْسِهَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ الْبِكْرَ تَسْتَحْيِي أَنْ تَتَكَلَّمَ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ إِذْنُهَا سُكُوتُهَا ‏"

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Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 6946

I asked the Prophet, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Should the women be asked for their consent to their marriage?" He said, "Yes." I said, "A virgin, if asked, feels shy and keeps quiet." He said, "Her silence means her consent."

يُسْتَأْمَرُ النِّسَاءُ فِي أَبْضَاعِهِنَّ قَالَ ‏"‏ نَعَمْ ‏"‏‏.‏ قُلْتُ فَإِنَّ الْبِكْرَ تُسْتَأْمَرُ فَتَسْتَحِي فَتَسْكُتُ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ سُكَاتُهَا إِذْنُهَا ‏"

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