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ahmad:9605ʿAbd al-Malik b. ʿAmr > Hishām > Yaḥyá > Abū Salamah > Abū Hurayrah

The Prophet ﷺ said, "A matron should not be given in marriage except after consulting her; and a virgin should not be given in marriage except after her permission." The people asked, "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! How can we know her permission?" He said, "Her silence (indicates her permission). (Using translation from Bukhārī 5136)  

أحمد:٩٦٠٥حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ بْنُ عَمْرٍو حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ عَنْ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ لَا تُنْكَحُ الْأَيِّمُ حَتَّى تُسْتَأْمَرَ وَلَا تُنْكَحُ الْبِكْرُ حَتَّى تُسْتَأْذَنَ قِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ وَكَيْفَ إِذْنُهَا؟ قَالَ أَنْ تَسْكُتَ  


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Collected by Bukhārī, Muslim, Nasāʾī, Abū Dāwūd, Ibn Mājah, Aḥmad, Dārimī, Nasāʾī's Kubrá, Bayhaqī, Suyūṭī
bukhari:5136Muʿādh b. Faḍālah > Hishām > Yaḥyá > Abū Salamah > Abū Hurayrah

The Prophet ﷺ said, "A matron should not be given in marriage except after consulting her; and a virgin should not be given in marriage except after her permission." The people asked, "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! How can we know her permission?" He said, "Her silence (indicates her permission).  

البخاري:٥١٣٦حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاذُ بْنُ فَضَالَةَ حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ عَنْ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ أَنَّ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ حَدَّثَهُمْ

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ لاَ تُنْكَحُ الأَيِّمُ حَتَّى تُسْتَأْمَرَ وَلاَ تُنْكَحُ الْبِكْرُ حَتَّى تُسْتَأْذَنَ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَكَيْفَ إِذْنُهَا قَالَ أَنْ تَسْكُتَ  

muslim:1419aʿUbaydullāh b. ʿUmar b. Maysarah al-Qawārīrī > Khālid b. al-Ḥārith > Hishām > Yaḥyá b. Abū Kathīr > Abū Salamah > Abū Hurayrah

A woman without a husband (or divorced or a widow) must not be married until she is consulted, and a virgin must not be married until her permission is sought. They asked the Prophet of Allah ﷺ: How her (virgin's) consent can be solicited? He (the Holy Prophet) said: That she keeps silence.  

مسلم:١٤١٩aحَدَّثَنِي عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ بْنِ مَيْسَرَةَ الْقَوَارِيرِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو سَلَمَةَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ لاَ تُنْكَحُ الأَيِّمُ حَتَّى تُسْتَأْمَرَ وَلاَ تُنْكَحُ الْبِكْرُ حَتَّى تُسْتَأْذَنَ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَكَيْفَ إِذْنُهَا قَالَ أَنْ تَسْكُتَ  

nasai:3265Yaḥyá b. Durust > Abū Ismāʿīl > Yaḥyá > Abū Salamah > Abū Hurayrah

"A previously married woman should not be married until her permission has been sought, and a virgin should not be married until her consent is sought." They said: "O Messenger of Allah, how does she give her permission?" He said: "Her permission is if she keeps silent."  

النسائي:٣٢٦٥أَخْبَرَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ دُرُسْتَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو إِسْمَاعِيلَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى أَنَّ أَبَا سَلَمَةَ حَدَّثَهُ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ لاَ تُنْكَحُ الثَّيِّبُ حَتَّى تُسْتَأْذَنَ وَلاَ تُنْكَحُ الْبِكْرُ حَتَّى تُسْتَأْمَرَ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ كَيْفَ إِذْنُهَا قَالَ إِذْنُهَا أَنْ تَسْكُتَ  

nasai:3267Muḥammad b. ʿAbd al-Aʿlá > Khālid / Ibn al-Ḥārith > Hishām > Yaḥyá b. Abū Kathīr > Abū Salamah b. ʿAbd al-Raḥman > Abū Hurayrah

"A previously married woman should not be married until her consent has been sought, and a virgin should not be married until her permission has been sought." They said: "O Messenger of Allah, what is her permission?" He said: "If she remains silent."  

النسائي:٣٢٦٧أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الأَعْلَى قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ وَهُوَ ابْنُ الْحَارِثِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو سَلَمَةَ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ لاَ تُنْكَحُ الأَيِّمُ حَتَّى تُسْتَأْمَرَ وَلاَ تُنْكَحُ الْبِكْرُ حَتَّى تُسْتَأْذَنَ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ كَيْفَ إِذْنُهَا قَالَ أَنْ تَسْكُتَ  

abudawud:2092Muslim b. Ibrāhīm > Abān > Yaḥyá > Abū Salamah > Abū Hurayrah

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.”  

أبو داود:٢٠٩٢حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبَانُ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ لاَ تُنْكَحُ الثَّيِّبُ حَتَّى تُسْتَأْمَرَ وَلاَ الْبِكْرُ إِلاَّ بِإِذْنِهَا قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَمَا إِذْنُهَا قَالَ أَنْ تَسْكُتَ  

ibnmajah:1871ʿAbd al-Raḥman b. Ibrāhīm al-Dimashqī > al-Walīd b. Muslim > al-Awzāʿī > Yaḥyá b. Abū Kathīr > Abū Salamah > Abū Hurayrah

the Messenger of Allah said: “A previously-married woman should not be married until she is consulted, and a virgin should not be married until her consent is sought, and her consent is her silence.”  

ابن ماجة:١٨٧١حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الدِّمَشْقِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ حَدَّثَنَا الأَوْزَاعِيُّ حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ لاَ تُنْكَحُ الثَّيِّبُ حَتَّى تُسْتَأْمَرَ وَلاَ الْبِكْرُ حَتَّى تُسْتَأْذَنَ وَإِذْنُهَا الصُّمُوتُ  

ahmad:9491Ismāʿīl > al-Ḥajjāj b. Abū ʿUthmān > Yaḥyá b. Abū Kathīr > Abū Salamah > Abū Hurayrah

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "A virgin woman must seek permission before entering into marriage, while a non-virgin woman is allowed to make decisions for herself." They asked, "O Messenger of Allah, how does she seek permission?" He replied, "By remaining silent."  

أحمد:٩٤٩١حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا الْحَجَّاجُ بْنُ أَبِي عُثْمَانَ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ الثَّيِّبُ تُسْتَأْمَرُ فِي نَفْسِهَا وَالْبِكْرُ تُسْتَأْذَنُ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ وَكَيْفَ إِذْنُهَا؟ قَالَ أَنْ تَسْكُتَ  

ahmad:7404Ismāʿīl > al-Ḥajjāj b. Abū ʿUthmān > Yaḥyá b. Abū Kathīr > Abū Salamah > Abū Hurayrah

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The divorced woman is to be consulted about herself, and the virgin is to seek permission." They asked, "O Messenger of Allah, how does she seek permission?" He said, "By being silent."  

أحمد:٧٤٠٤حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ حَدَّثَنَا الْحَجَّاجُ بْنُ أَبِي عُثْمَانَ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ الثَّيِّبُ تُسْتَأْمَرُ فِي نَفْسِهَا وَالْبِكْرُ تُسْتَأْذَنُ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ كَيْفَ إِذْنُهَا؟ قَالَ أَنْ تَسْكُتَ  

ahmad:7759ʿAbd al-Razzāq > Maʿmar > Yaḥyá b. Abū Kathīr > Abū Salamah b. ʿAbd al-Raḥman > Abū Hurayrah

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The permission of a virgin is sought, and the permission of a married woman is sought." They asked, "What is her permission, O Messenger of Allah?" He said, "She remains silent."  

أحمد:٧٧٥٩حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ حَدَّثَنَا مَعْمَرٌ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ تُسْتَأْمَرُ الثَّيِّبُ وَتُسْتَأْذَنُ الْبِكْرُ قَالُوا وَمَا إِذْنُهَا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ قَالَ تَسْكُتُ  

darimi:2232Abū al-Mughīrah > al-Awzāʿī > Yaḥyá > Abū Salamah > Abū Hurayrah

the Messenger of Allah said: “A previously-married woman should not be married until she is consulted, and a virgin should not be married until her consent is sought, and her consent is her silence.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1871)   

الدارمي:٢٢٣٢أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْمُغِيرَةِ حَدَّثَنَا الْأَوْزَاعِيُّ حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «لَا تُنْكَحُ الثَّيِّبُ حَتَّى تُسْتَأْمَرَ وَلَا تُنْكَحُ الْبِكْرُ حَتَّى تُسْتَأْذَنَ وَإِذْنُهَا الصُّمُوتُ»  

nasai-kubra:5357Muḥammad b. ʿAbd al-Aʿlá al-Ṣanʿānī > Khālid / Ibn al-Ḥārith > Hishām Wahū al-Dastuwāʾī > Yaḥyá b. Abū Kathīr > Abū Salamah b. ʿAbd al-Raḥman > Abū Hurayrah

The Prophet ﷺ said, "A matron should not be given in marriage except after consulting her; and a virgin should not be given in marriage except after her permission." The people asked, "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! How can we know her permission?" He said, "Her silence (indicates her permission). (Using translation from Bukhārī 5136)  

الكبرى للنسائي:٥٣٥٧أَخْبَرَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْأَعْلَى الصَّنْعَانِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ وَهُوَ ابْنُ الْحَارِثِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ وَهُوَ الدَّسْتُوَائِيُّ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو سَلَمَةَ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ «لَا تُنْكَحُ الْأَيِّمُ حَتَّى تُسْتَأْمَرَ وَلَا تُنْكَحُ الْبِكْرُ حَتَّى تُسْتَأْذَنَ» قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ وَكَيْفَ إِذْنُهَا؟ قَالَ «أَنْ تَسْكُتَ»  

nasai-kubra:5358Yaḥyá b. Durust al-Baṣrī > Abū Ismāʿīl > Yaḥyá > Abū Salamah > Abū Hurayrah

"A previously married woman should not be married until her permission has been sought, and a virgin should not be married until her consent is sought." They said: "O Messenger of Allah, how does she give her permission?" He said: "Her permission is if she keeps silent." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 3265)  

الكبرى للنسائي:٥٣٥٨أَخْبَرَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ دُرُسْتَ الْبَصْرِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو إِسْمَاعِيلَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى أَنَّ أَبَا سَلَمَةَ حَدَّثَهُ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ «لَا تُنْكَحُ الثَّيِّبُ حَتَّى تُسْتَأْذَنَ وَلَا تُنْكَحُ الْبِكْرُ حَتَّى تُسْتَأْمَرَ» قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ كَيْفَ إِذْنُهَا؟ قَالَ «إِذْنُهَا أَنْ تَسْكُتَ»  

bayhaqi:13700Muḥammad b. ʿAbdullāh al-Ḥāfiẓ > Abū al-Ḥasan ʿAlī b. Muḥammad b. ʿUqbah al-Shaybānī Bi-al-Kūfah > al-Haytham b. Khālid > Abū Nuʿaym al-Faḍl b. Dukayn > Abū Muʿāwiyah Shaybān b. ʿAbd al-Raḥman > Yaḥyá b. Abū Kathīr > Abū Salamah > Abū Hurayrah > Rasūl Allāh Ṣllá

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The orphan girl should not be married until she is consulted, and the virgin girl should not be married until permission is sought." They asked, "How can her permission be obtained?" He said, "By her silence."  

البيهقي:١٣٧٠٠أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ أنبأ أَبُو الْحَسَنِ عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عُقْبَةَ الشَّيْبَانِيُّ بِالْكُوفَةِ ثنا الْهَيْثَمُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ ثنا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ الْفَضْلُ بْنُ دُكَيْنٍ ثنا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ شَيْبَانُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَا تُنْكَحُ الْأَيِّمُ حَتَّى تُسْتَأْمَرَ وَلَا تُنْكَحُ الْبِكْرُ حَتَّى تُسْتَأْذَنَ قَالُوا كَيْفَ إِذْنُهَا؟ قَالَ أَنْ تَسْكُتَ  

رَوَاهُ الْبُخَارِيُّ فِي الصَّحِيحِ عَنْ أَبِي نُعَيْمٍ وَأَخْرَجَهُ مُسْلِمٌ مِنْ وَجْهٍ آخَرَ عَنْ شَيْبَانَ
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السيوطي:٢٥٤٣٧a

"لَا تُنْكَحُ الأَيِّمُ حَتَّى تُسْتَأْمَرَ، وَلَا تُنْكَحُ الْبكْرُ حَتَّى تُسْتَأْذَنَ، قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ الله: وَكَيْفَ إِذنُهَا؟ قَالَ: أَنْ تَسْكُتَ".  

[ص] سعيد بن منصور [خ] البخاري [م] مسلم [د] أبو داود [ن] النسائي عن أبى هريرة
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السيوطي:٢٥٤٣٨a

"لَا تُنكَحُ الثَّيِّبُ حَتَّى تُسْتَأمرَ، وَلَا تُنْكَحُ البِكْرُ حَتَّى تُسْتَأذَنَ وِإذنُها الصُّمُوتُ".  

[ت] الترمذي حسن صحيح [هـ] ابن ماجة عن أبى هريرة