Sayyiduna Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates as a marfu’ hadith: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“No woman can arrange the marriage of another woman, and no woman can arrange her own marriage.”Sayyiduna Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) says: It used to be said:“An adulteress arranges her own marriage.”

Sayyiduna Umar bin Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "A woman can marry only with the permission of her guardian; (if there is no guardian) then with the permission of a sensible person from her family or the ruler of the time."

Shu'bi narrates: Regarding the matter of a woman marrying without a guardian (wali), the strictest among the companions of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) was Sayyiduna Ali ibn Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him); he used to administer punishment for committing this act.

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "There is no marriage without the permission of a guardian. Whoever marries or gets someone married without a guardian, then his marriage will be invalid."

It is narrated about Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them): He married the daughter of his maternal uncle, Sayyiduna Uthman bin Maz'un (may Allah be pleased with him). Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) states: The mother of this girl came to the service of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said, "My daughter dislikes this marriage." So the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) instructed Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) to separate from that woman (i.e., to divorce her), so Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) separated from her. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Do not marry off girls until their opinion is sought; if they remain silent (in response), then that is considered their permission." The narrator states: Later, Sayyiduna Mughirah bin Shu'bah (may Allah be pleased with him) married that girl. The same narration is also transmitted with another chain, in a brief and mursal form, from Nafi'. The narrator named Ibn Abi Wahb did not hear this from Nafi'; he narrated it from Nafi' through 'Umar bin Husayn.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: My maternal uncle, Sayyiduna Qudamah bin Maz‘un (may Allah be pleased with him), married me to the daughter of his brother, Sayyiduna Uthman bin Maz‘un (may Allah be pleased with him). Sayyiduna Mughirah bin Shu‘bah (may Allah be pleased with him) came to the mother of this girl and, offering more wealth, proposed marriage for the girl. This matter was presented before the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), so Sayyiduna Qudamah bin Maz‘un (may Allah be pleased with him) said:“O Messenger of Allah! She is my niece, I am the guardian of her father, I have not wronged this girl, I married her to a person whose virtue and (our) kinship you are also aware of.”So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“She is a girl, and the girl has more right in her matter.”(Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) says:) Then her marriage with me was annulled and Sayyiduna Mughirah bin Shu‘bah (may Allah be pleased with him) married her. The Shaykh says: Muhammad bin Ishaq did not hear this narration from Nafi‘, he heard it from ‘Umar bin Husayn. Ibrahim bin Sa‘d narrated this narration from him in the same way, while Muhammad bin Salamah followed him in narrating it from Muhammad bin Ishaq from ‘Umar bin Husayn.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: Sayyiduna Uthman bin Maz'un (may Allah be pleased with him) passed away, leaving behind a daughter whose mother was Sayyida Khawla bint Hakim. Sayyiduna Uthman bin Maz'un had made a bequest to his brother, Sayyiduna Qudamah bin Maz'un. Both of these gentlemen were my maternal uncles. I sent a marriage proposal to Sayyiduna Qudamah bin Maz'un for the daughter of Sayyiduna Uthman bin Maz'un, and he agreed to marry her to me. Then Sayyiduna Mughirah (may Allah be pleased with him) went to the girl's mother and offered her more wealth, so the woman inclined towards him. The girl also preferred her mother's wish. Their matter was presented before the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). Sayyiduna Qudamah said: "O Messenger of Allah! She is my niece. My brother had entrusted her to me. I married her to Ibn Umar. I did not fall short in seeking her welfare or in matching her in lineage, but she is preferring her mother's wish." The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "She is a girl; she cannot be married without her consent." (Ibn Umar says:) By Allah, I had become her husband (i.e., the marriage had taken place, but due to the statement of the Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him), she was separated from me and her family married her to Sayyiduna Mughirah bin Shu'bah (may Allah be pleased with him).

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: Sayyiduna Uthman bin Maz'un left behind a daughter (after his death). My maternal uncle, Sayyiduna Qudamah bin Maz'un, married her to me; he did not seek the girl's consent in this matter. He was the girl's paternal uncle. The girl spoke to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about this matter, so the Prophet annulled her marriage. The girl wanted to be married to Sayyiduna Mughirah bin Shu'bah, so (the Prophet or Sayyiduna Qudamah) married her to him (i.e., Sayyiduna Mughirah).

Nafi' reports: Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) married Zainab bint Uthman, the daughter of Uthman bin Maz'un, after his death. The girl's uncle, Qudamah, arranged the marriage. Mughira bin Shu'bah offered her a higher dowry, so the girl's mother said to her: "Do not maintain (the marriage arranged by your uncle)." The girl did not like the marriage with Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both). Then the girl and her mother informed the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) about this matter, so he annulled the marriage. Afterwards, Mughira bin Shu'bah (may Allah be pleased with him) married the girl.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "A girl should be married with her permission." The narrator of this narration is Umar bin Husayn, the freed slave of the family of Hatib.