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Sahih al-Bukhari(Statements made under) Coercion

Sahih al-Bukhari 6946

Chapter: Marriage under coercion is invalid

Authentic hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari Sahih al-Bukhari 6946

Narrator:Ā’ishah

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي عَمْرٍو ـ هُوَ ذَكْوَانُ ـ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ـ رضى الله عنها ـ قَالَتْ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ

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

Narrated `Aisha:

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."

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 6946).

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Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani — Fath al-Bari

قَوْله ( حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّد بْن يُوسُف حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَان ) الظَّاهِر أَنَّهُ الْفِرْيَابِيّ وَشَيْخه الثَّوْرِيّ , وَيَحْتَمِل أَنْ يَكُون الْبِيكَنْدِيّ وَشَيْخه اِبْن عُيَيْنَةَ فَإِنَّ كُلًّا مِنْ السُّفْيَانَيْنِ مَعْرُوف بِالرِّوَايَةِ عَنْ اِبْن جُرَيْجٍ , لَكِنَّ هَذَا الْحَدِيث إِنَّمَا هُوَ عَنْ الْفِرْيَابِيّ كَمَا جَزَمَ بِهِ أَبُو نُعَيْم , وَالْفِرْيَابِيّ إِذَا أَطْلَقَ سُفْيَان أَرَادَ الثَّوْرِيّ وَإِذَا أَرَادَ اِبْن عُيَيْنَةَ نَسَبَهُ. قَوْله ( ذَكْوَان ) يَعْنِي مَوْلَى عَائِشَةَ. قَوْله ( قُلْت : يَا رَسُول اللَّه يُسْتَأْمَر النِّسَاء فِي أَبْضَاعهنَّ ؟ قَالَ : نَعَمْ ) فِي رِوَايَة حَجَّاج بْن مُحَمَّد وَأَبُو عَاصِم عَنْ اِبْن جَرِير " سَمِعْت اِبْن أَبِي مُلَيْكَة…

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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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Authentic Sunan Ibn Majah 1870

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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Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "It is essential to have the consent of a virgin (for the marriage). I said, "A virgin feels shy." The Prophet; said, "Her silence means her consent." Some people said, "If a man falls in love with an orphan slave girl or a virgin and she refuses (him) and then he makes…

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