Narrated 'Aamir bin 'Abdullah bin az-Zubair on the authority of his father: Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said: "Make marriage publicly known." [Reported by Ahmad and al-Hakim graded it Sahih (authentic)] .

Narrated Abu Burda bin Abu Musa on the authority of his father; Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said: "There is no marriage without a guardian." [Ahmad and al-Arba'a reported it. Ibn al-Madini, at-Tirmidhi and Ibn Hibban graded it Sahih (authentic), but it was regarded defective for being Mursal (missing link after the Tabi'i)] .

Narrated 'Aishah (RA): Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said: "If anyone married without the consent of her guardian, her marriage is invalid. If there is cohabitation, she is entitled to the dowry, due to the sexual intercourse made lawful with her. If there is a dispute (between her guardian), the ruler is the guardian of one who has no guardian." [Reported by al-Arba'a except an-Nasa'i. Abu 'Awanah, Ibn Hibban and al-Hakim graded it Sahih (authentic)] .

Narrated Abu Hurairah (RA): Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said: "A previously married woman must not be married till she is consulted, and a virgin must not be married till her consent is asked." They asked, "O Allah's Messenger, how is her consent indicated?" He replied, "It is by her silence." [Agreed upon] .

Narrated Ibn 'Abbas (RA): The Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) 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] . Another narration has: "A guardian has no authority over a woman who has been previously married,; and an orphan girl must be consulted." [Reported by Abu Dawud and an-Nasa'i; Ibn Hibban graded it Sahih (authentic)] .

Narrated Abu Hurairah (RA): Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said: "A woman may not give a woman in marriage, nor may she give herself in marriage." [Reported by Ibn Majah and ad-Daraqutni. Its narrators are reliable (thiqah)] .

Narrated Nafi' from Ibn 'Umar (RA): Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) prohibited Shighar, which means that a man gives his daughter in marriage on condition that the other gives his daughter to him in marriage [in exchange] without any dowry being paid by either. [Agreed upon] . And they both agreed that the explanation of the meaning of Shighar is the saying of Nafi'.

Narrated Ibn 'Abbas (RA): A virgin girl came to the Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) and mentioned that her father had married her against her will, so Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) allowed her to exercise her choice. [Reported by Ahmad, Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah. If it is considered defective for being Mursal (missing link in the chain after the Tabi'i)] .

Narrated al-Hasan from Samurah (RA): The Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said: "If two guardians have given a woman in marriage, she marries the man she was first married to." [Reported by Ahmad and al-Arba'a. at-Tirmidhi graded it Hasan (good)] .

Narrated Jabir (RA): Allah's Messenger ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said: "Any slave who marries without the permission of his masters or owners is (like) a fornicator." [Reported by Ahmad, Abu Dawud, an-Nasa'i and at-Tirmidhi; the latter graded it Sahih (authentic), as did Ibn Hibban] .