It is narrated from Hajjaj bin Saib that his grandmother (maternal or paternal), Umm Saib Khunas bint Khidam, was the wife of another man before coming under the marriage of Abu Lubabah. That man died and she became a widow. Then her father Khidam married her to a man from Banu Amr bin Awf bin Khazraj, but she refused to go to him and insisted that she wanted to marry Abu Lubabah. However, her father was adamant that she would only go to the house of a man from the tribe of Awf. Eventually, this matter was brought before the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: This woman has more right over her own matter, so marry her according to her wish. Thus, she was separated from the man of Awf and married Abu Lubabah, from whom Saib bin Abi Lubabah was born.

Narrated from Sayyidah Khansa bint Khidam (may Allah be pleased with her) that her father married her to someone whom she disliked, while she had previously been widowed. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) annulled her marriage.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that Abu Wadi’ah Khidham married his daughter to a man, but the girl came to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and complained that her marriage had been arranged while she disliked it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) separated her from that husband and said: Do not force women (into marriage). Then she married Abu Lubabah Ansari, while that woman had previously been a widow.

It is also narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that a virgin girl came to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said that her father had married her to a man whom she disliked. So the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gave her the choice to stay (in the marriage) or not.

It is narrated from Sayyida Umm Salama (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent her a marriage proposal. She said: O Messenger of Allah! My guardians are present. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: None of your guardians would dislike this marriage, whether he is present or absent. Upon hearing this, Sayyida Umm Salama (may Allah be pleased with her) said to her son: O ‘Umar! Marry me to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). So he married her to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: O Ali! Do not delay in three matters: (1) the prayer, when its time arrives, (2) the funeral, when it is present, and (3) the marriage of a woman, when her suitable match and equal is found.

Narrated from Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that a young woman came to the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah! My father married me to his nephew, and he wants to elevate his own status through my marriage. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gave me the choice in this matter. I said: I choose what my father has done, but my intention was that women should know that their fathers have no right in this matter over them.

Narrated by Sayyiduna Abu Musa Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The lineage which the people of the world choose is wealth.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Samurah bin Jundub (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Lineage is wealth and nobility is piety.

It is narrated from Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that Sayyida Barirah (may Allah be pleased with her) was married to a slave. When she was set free, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gave her authority over her own matter. In another narration, it is stated: When she was freed, she was given the choice.