Chain of narration · Isnād
Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.
Narrated by Sa'id bin Mnswr bin Sh'bhfromQutayba bin Sa'id bin JamilfromImam MaalikfromYahya bin Yahya bin BukayrfromNafi' bin Jubayr bin Mut'imfromibn Abbas
Hadith text · Matn
الأَيِّمُ أَحَقُّ بِنَفْسِهَا مِنْ وَلِيِّهَا وَالْبِكْرُ تُسْتَأْذَنُ فِي نَفْسِهَا وَإِذْنُهَا صُمَاتُهَا
. قَالَ نَعَمْ .
English translation
Ibn 'Abbas (Allah be pleased with him) reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:
A woman without a husband has more right to her person than her guardian, and a virgin's consent must be asked from her, and her silence implies her consent.
Original Arabic chain wording
حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، وَقُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكٌ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، بْنُ يَحْيَى - وَاللَّفْظُ لَهُ - قَالَ قُلْتُ لِمَالِكٍ حَدَّثَكَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْفَضْلِ، عَنْ نَافِعِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ
References2 variants
- In-Book Reference
- Book 16, Hadith 78
- USC-MSA web (English) reference
- Book 8, Hadith 3306 (deprecated numbering scheme)