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tabarani:10745[Chain 1] Bishr b. Mūsá > al-Ḥumaydī [Chain 2] Abū Khalīfah al-Faḍl b. al-Ḥubāb > Ibrāhīm b. Bashhār > Sufyān > Ziyād b. Saʿd And Mālik b. Anas > ʿAbdullāh b. al-Faḍl > Nāfiʿ b. Jubayr > Ibn ʿAbbās

[Machine] "The Prophet ﷺ said, 'The adult woman has more right over her own self than her guardian, and the virgin should consult her father before getting married, and her silence is considered as her approval.'"  

الطبراني:١٠٧٤٥حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ مُوسَى ثنا الْحُمَيْدِيُّ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو خَلِيفَةَ الْفَضْلُ بْنُ الْحُبَابِ ثنا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ قَالَا ثنا سُفْيَانُ ثنا زِيَادُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ وَمَالِكُ بْنُ أَنَسٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ الْفَضْلِ عَنْ نَافِعِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ «الثَّيِّبُ أَحَقُّ بِنَفْسِهَا مِنْ وَلِيِّهَا وَالْبِكْرُ يَسْتَأْمِرُهَا أَبُوهَا فَصَمْتُهَا إِقْرَارُهَا»  


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muslim:1421bQutaybah b. Saʿīd > Sufyān > Ziyād b. Saʿd > ʿAbdullāh b. al-Faḍl > Nāfiʿ b. Jubayr Yukhbir > Ibn ʿAbbās

A woman who has been previously married (Thayyib) has more right to her person than her guardian. And a virgin should also be consulted, and her silence implies her consent.  

مسلم:١٤٢١bوَحَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ زِيَادِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْفَضْلِ سَمِعَ نَافِعَ بْنَ جُبَيْرٍ يُخْبِرُ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ الثَّيِّبُ أَحَقُّ بِنَفْسِهَا مِنْ وَلِيِّهَا وَالْبِكْرُ تُسْتَأْمَرُ وَإِذْنُهَا سُكُوتُهَا  

muslim:1421cIbn Abū ʿUmar > Sufyān Bihadhā al-Isnād

A woman who has been previously married (Thayyib) has more right to her person than her guardian; and a virgin's father must ask her consent from her, her consent being her silence, At times he said: Her silence is her affirmation.  

مسلم:١٤٢١cوَحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ

وَقَالَ الثَّيِّبُ أَحَقُّ بِنَفْسِهَا مِنْ وَلِيِّهَا وَالْبِكْرُ يَسْتَأْذِنُهَا أَبُوهَا فِي نَفْسِهَا وَإِذْنُهَا صُمَاتُهَا وَرُبَّمَا قَالَ وَصَمْتُهَا إِقْرَارُهَا  

nasai:3260Qutaybah > Mālik > ʿAbdullāh b. al-Faḍl > Nāfiʿ b. Jubayr b. Muṭʿim > Ibn ʿAbbās

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

النسائي:٣٢٦٠أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكٌ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْفَضْلِ عَنْ نَافِعِ بْنِ جُبَيْرِ بْنِ مُطْعِمٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ الأَيِّمُ أَحَقُّ بِنَفْسِهَا مِنْ وَلِيِّهَا وَالْبِكْرُ تُسْتَأْذَنُ فِي نَفْسِهَا وَإِذْنُهَا صُمَاتُهَا  

nasai:3264Muḥammad b. Manṣūr > Sufyān > Ziyād b. Saʿd > ʿAbdullāh b. al-Faḍl > Nāfiʿ b. Jubayr > Ibn ʿAbbās

"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."  

النسائي:٣٢٦٤أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ زِيَادِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْفَضْلِ عَنْ نَافِعِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ الثَّيِّبُ أَحَقُّ بِنَفْسِهَا وَالْبِكْرُ يَسْتَأْمِرُهَا أَبُوهَا وَإِذْنُهَا صُمَاتُهَا  

abudawud:2099Aḥmad b. Ḥanbal > Sufyān > Ziyād b. Saʿd > ʿAbdullāh b. al-Faḍl Biʾisnādih And Maʿnāh

The above tradition has been transmitted by ‘Abd Allaah bin Al Fadl through his chain of narrators and with different meaning. The version goes “A woman without a husband has more right to her person than her guardian and the father of a virgin should ask her permission about herself.” Abu Dawud said “ The word “her father” is not guarded.  

أبو داود:٢٠٩٩حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ زِيَادِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْفَضْلِ بِإِسْنَادِهِ وَمَعْنَاهُ قَالَ

الثَّيِّبُ أَحَقُّ بِنَفْسِهَا مِنْ وَلِيِّهَا وَالْبِكْرُ يَسْتَأْمِرُهَا أَبُوهَا  

قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ أَبُوهَا لَيْسَ بِمَحْفُوظٍ
ahmad:2481Abū Aḥmad > ʿUbaydullāh b. ʿAbdullāh b. Mawhab > Nāfiʿ b. Jubayr > Ibn ʿAbbās

[Machine] From the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , that he said: "The widow has more control over her affairs than her guardian, and the virgin seeks permission in herself, and her silence is her consent."  

أحمد:٢٤٨١حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أَحْمَدَ حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ مَوْهَبٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي نَافِعُ بْنُ جُبَيْرٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ أَنَّهُ قَالَ الْأَيِّمُ أَمْلَكُ بِأَمْرِهَا مِنْ وَلِيِّهَا وَالْبِكْرُ تُسْتَأْمَرُ فِي نَفْسِهَا وَصُمَاتُهَا إِقْرَارُهَا  

ahmad:1888ʿAbd al-Raḥman b. Mahdī > Mālik > ʿAbdullāh b. al-Faḍl > Nāfiʿ b. Jubayr > Ibn ʿAbbās

Ibn ‘Abbas reported the Apostle of Allaah ﷺ as saying “A woman without a husband has more right to her person than her guardian and a virgin’s permission must be asked, her permission being her silence. These are the words of Al Qa’nabi. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2098)   

أحمد:١٨٨٨حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ عَنْ مَالِكٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ الْفَضْلِ عَنْ نَافِعِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ الْأَيِّمُ أَحَقُّ بِنَفْسِهَا مِنْ وَلِيِّهَا وَالْبِكْرُ تُسْتَأْمَرُ فِي نَفْسِهَا وَإِذْنُهَا صُمَاتُهَا  

ahmad:1897Sufyān > Ziyād b. Saʿd > ʿAbdullāh b. al-Faḍl > Nāfiʿ b. Jubayr > Ibn ʿAbbās Yablugh Bih

"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." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 3264)   

أحمد:١٨٩٧حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ زِيَادِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ الْفَضْلِ عَنْ نَافِعِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ يَبْلُغُ بِهِ

النَّبِيَّ ﷺ الثَّيِّبُ أَحَقُّ بِنَفْسِهَا مِنْ وَلِيِّهَا وَالْبِكْرُ يَسْتَأْمِرُهَا أَبُوهَا فِي نَفْسِهَا وَإِذْنُهَا صُمَاتُهَا  

ahmad:3421Ibn Numayr > Mālik / Ibn Anas > ʿAbdullāh b. al-Faḍl > Nāfiʿ b. Jubayr > Ibn ʿAbbās

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: A widow has a greater right over herself than her guardian, and a virgin seeks permission for herself, and her silence is her acceptance.  

أحمد:٣٤٢١حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ أَنَسٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ الْفَضْلِ عَنْ نَافِعِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ الْأَيِّمُ أَوْلَى بِنَفْسِهَا مِنْ وَلِيِّهَا وَالْبِكْرُ تُسْتَأْمَرُ فِي نَفْسِهَا وَصَمْتُهَا إِقْرَارُهَا  

ahmad:3222Wakīʿ > Mālik b. Anas > ʿAbdullāh b. al-Faḍl > Nāfiʿ b. Jubayr > Ibn ʿAbbās

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "An unmarried woman has more rights over herself than her guardian, and a virgin's silence is considered as her consent."  

أحمد:٣٢٢٢حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ الْفَضْلِ عَنْ نَافِعِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ الْأَيِّمُ أَوْلَى بِنَفْسِهَا مِنْ وَلِيِّهَا وَالْبِكْرُ تُسْتَأْمَرُ فِي نَفْسِهَا قَالَ وَصُمَاتُهَا إِقْرَارُهَا  

ahmad:3343Wakīʿ > ʿUbaydullāh b. ʿAbd al-Raḥman b. Mawhab > Nāfiʿ b. Jubayr > Ibn ʿAbbās

[Machine] The Messenger of Allahﷺ said: The widow has more right to her own self than her guardian, and the virgin woman should seek permission regarding herself, and her silence is considered as her consent.  

أحمد:٣٣٤٣حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ مَوْهَبٍ عَنْ نَافِعِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ الْأَيِّمُ أَوْلَى بِنَفْسِهَا مِنْ وَلِيِّهَا وَالْبِكْرُ تُسْتَأْمَرُ فِي نَفْسِهَا وَصَمْتُهَا إِقْرَارُهَا  

darimi:2236ʿUbaydullāh b. ʿAbd al-Majīd > ʿUbaydullāh b. ʿAbd al-Raḥman b. Mawhab > Nāfiʿ b. Jubayr b. Muṭʿim > Ibn ʿAbbās

"A previously married woman has more right (to decide) about herself (with regard to marriage) than her guardian, and an orphan girl should be consulted with regard to marriage, and her permission is her silence." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 3262)   

الدارمي:٢٢٣٦أَخْبَرَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمَجِيدِ حَدَّثَنِي عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ مَوْهَبٍ أَخْبَرَنَا نَافِعُ بْنُ جُبَيْرِ بْنِ مُطْعِمٍ عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «الْأَيِّمُ أَمْلَكُ بِأَمْرِهَا مِنْ وَلِيِّهَا وَالْبِكْرُ تُسْتَأْمَرُ فِي نَفْسِهَا وَصَمْتُهَا إِقْرَارُهَا»  

ذِكْرُ خَبَرٍ ثَانٍ يُصَرِّحُ بِصِحَّةِ مَا ذَكَرْنَاهُ

ibnhibban:4088Abū Yaʿlá > Hārūn b. Maʿrūf > Sufyān > Ziyād b. Saʿd > ʿAbdullāh b. al-Faḍl > Nāfiʿ b. Jubayr > Ibn ʿAbbās

Ibn ‘Abbas reported the Apostle of Allaah ﷺ as saying “A woman without a husband has more right to her person than her guardian and a virgin’s permission must be asked, her permission being her silence. These are the words of Al Qa’nabi. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2098)   

ابن حبّان:٤٠٨٨أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو يَعْلَى حَدَّثَنَا هَارُونُ بْنُ مَعْرُوفٍ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ زِيَادِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْفَضْلِ عَنْ نَافِعِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «الثَّيِّبُ أَحَقُّ بِنَفْسِهَا مِنْ وَلِيِّهَا وَالْبِكْرُ يَسْتَأْمِرُهَا أَبُوهَا فِي نَفْسِهَا وَإِذْنُهَا صُمَاتُهَا»  

nasai-kubra:5355Muḥammad b. Manṣūr > Sufyān > Ziyād b. Saʿd > ʿAbdullāh b. al-Faḍl > Nāfiʿ b. Jubayr > Ibn ʿAbbās

"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." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 3264)  

الكبرى للنسائي:٥٣٥٥أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ زِيَادِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ الْفَضْلِ عَنْ نَافِعِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ «الثَّيِّبُ أَحَقُّ بِنَفْسِهَا وَالْبِكْرُ يَسْتَأْمِرُهَا أَبُوهَا وَإِذْنُهَا صُمَاتُهَا»  

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السيوطي:١٠٤٠٢a

"الثَّيِّبُ أحَقُّ بِنَفْسِهَا منْ وليِّها والبكْرُ يَسْتَأذنها أَبُوهَا في نَفْسهَا وإِذنُها صُمَاتُها".  

[م] مسلم [د] أبو داود [ن] النسائي عن ابن عباس
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السيوطي:١٠٤٠٣a

"الثَّيِّبُ أحَقُّ بِنَفْسِها منْ وَليهَا والبكُر تُسْتأذَنُ وَصَمْتُهَا إِقْرَارُهَا".  

[كر] ابن عساكر في تاريخه عن أَبي حنيفة عن مالك عن عبد الله بن الفضل عن نافع بن جبير عن ابن عباس