Caution: Translations of Quran and Ḥadīth may lead to possible misapplications and misinterpretations. This site is intended for students of sacred knowledge that are proficient in comprehending classical Arabic and have a strong foundation in Islamic sciences. Also note that religious injunctions rely on several aspects beyond what one may glean through reading individual aḥādīth.
bayhaqi:13721al-Shaykh Innamā Rawāh Hakadhā ʿAbdullāh b. Muḥarrar > Qatādah > al-Ḥasan > ʿImrān b. Ḥuṣayn > Rasūl Allāh Ṣllá Allāh

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Marriage is not permissible except through a guardian and two just witnesses." Abu Al-Husayn Ibn Bishran Al-Adl informed us, he said: Abu Bakr Ahmad Ibn Salman Al-Faqih informed us, who said: Abu Al-Fadl Ahmad Ibn Mula'ib informed us, who said: Al-Fadl Ibn Dukayn informed us, who said: Abu Nu'aym informed us, who said: Abdullah Ibn Muharar mentioned it as a connected chain from Abdullah Ibn Muharar, who has been abandoned and cannot be used as evidence. It has also been narrated through another chain as a connected and elevated hadith.  

البيهقي:١٣٧٢١قَالَ الشَّيْخُ إِنَّمَا رَوَاهُ هَكَذَا عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنُ مُحَرَّرٍ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ ؓ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَا يَجُوزُ نِكَاحٌ إِلَّا بِوَلِيٍّ وَشَاهِدَيْ عَدْلٍ أَخْبَرَنَاهُ أَبُو الْحُسَيْنِ بْنُ بِشْرَانَ الْعَدْلُ بِبَغْدَادَ أنبأ أَبُو بَكْرٍ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ سَلْمَانَ الْفَقِيهُ ثنا أَبُو الْفَضْلِ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُلَاعِبٍ ثنا الْفَضْلُ بْنُ دُكَيْنٍ أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ ثنا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ مُحَرَّرٍ فَذَكَرَهُ مَوْصُولًا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ مُحَرَّرٍ مَتْرُوكٌ لَا يُحْتَجُّ بِهِ وَقَدْ قِيلَ عَنْهُ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ عِمْرَانَ عَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ ؓ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَلَيْسَ بِشَيْءٍ وَرُوِيَ مِنْ وَجْهٍ آخَرَ مَوْصُولًا مَرْفُوعًا