Aamir bin Abdullah (from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Zubair, may Allah be pleased with him) narrates the statement of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him): "Announce the marriage." The Sheikh explains: The words of the narration "You people announce" mean: (perform the offer and acceptance) in the presence of two just witnesses.

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates this statement of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "O Banu Bayadah! Arrange the marriage of Abu Hind (marry a girl or woman from your family to him)." (Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) states that he used to practice cupping.)

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "A woman should not be married together with her paternal aunt or her maternal aunt (i.e., one should not marry a woman along with her niece), and no woman should demand the divorce of her sister (i.e., co-wife) so that she may obtain what is in her vessel, for she will only get what has been decreed for her."

Sayyiduna Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "No woman should demand the divorce of her (prospective husband's) sister (i.e., the man's first wife) in order to obtain all of her share of blessings for herself. She should marry, for she will get only what is destined for her."

Sayyiduna Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "No woman should demand the divorce of her sister so that she may obtain her share of blessings herself, for a Muslim woman is the sister of another Muslim woman."

Sayyiduna Ma'qil bin Yasar (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: His sister was the wife of a certain man. That man divorced her and then left her as she was until her waiting period ('iddah) was over. Then that man sent a proposal for marriage again. Sayyiduna Ma'qil (may Allah be pleased with him) became angry at this and said: He left this woman like that even though he could have taken her back. Sayyiduna Ma'qil (may Allah be pleased with him) became an obstacle in this matter, so Allah Almighty revealed this verse: "And when you divorce women and they have fulfilled their waiting period, do not prevent them from marrying their (former) husbands if they agree among themselves in a suitable manner." (Imam Ibn Hibban, may Allah have mercy on him, says:) In this narration, it is omitted that the woman later married another man (then she was divorced by him or became a widow, and then the first husband sent a marriage proposal).

Sayyiduna Uqbah bin Amir (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The best marriage is the one which is easiest for a man." The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said to a man: Are you pleased that I marry you to such-and-such woman? He said: Yes. The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) asked the woman: Are you pleased that I marry you to such-and-such man? The woman replied: Yes. So the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) married her to him. He did not fix any dowry. The woman was sent to her husband's house and the man did not give her anything. When the man was near death, he said: Indeed, the Messenger of Allah married me to such-and-such woman and I did not give her any dowry. I give her my share in Khaybar.

Urwah bin Zubair narrates: He asked Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) about the statement of Allah Almighty: "If you fear that you will not be able to deal justly with the orphan girls, then marry those women who please you, two, three, or four." Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) explained: O my nephew, sometimes an orphan girl would be under the guardianship of a guardian, and she would have a share in the guardian's wealth. The guardian would be attracted to the girl's wealth and beauty, so he would intend to marry her without giving her any dowry—that is, the dowry he would have to give if he married another woman (he would not give to this girl). So people were forbidden from marrying such girls unless they gave them the dowry that is customarily given. And people were instructed that if they did not want to give the dowry to these orphan girls, they should marry some other woman instead. Urwah narrates: Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) explained this, and after this verse, people asked about this issue, so Allah Almighty revealed this verse: "People ask you about women. Say: Allah gives you a ruling about them, and what is recited to you in the Book concerning the orphan girls to whom you do not give what is prescribed for them, and you desire to marry them." Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said: The thing that Allah Almighty mentioned by saying, "what is recited to you in the Book," refers to the previous verse in which Allah Almighty said: "If you fear that you will not be able to deal justly with the orphan girls, then marry those women who please you." Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: In the second verse, Allah Almighty has stated that if any one of you is not interested in an orphan girl under his guardianship who has little wealth and is not beautiful, then people are forbidden from marrying those women whose wealth and beauty attract them unless they pay them the dowry justly. The reason is (that those women who have little wealth), men are less interested in them.

Lady Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Every woman whose marriage is conducted without the permission of her guardian, her marriage is invalid (the Prophet, peace be upon him, said this twice). That woman will receive whatever the man gave her as dowry, and if there is a dispute between the two, then the matter will be brought before the ruler, and the ruler of the time will be the guardian for the one who has no guardian. (Imam Ibn Hibban, may Allah have mercy on him, says:) This narration has caused confusion for the one who does not have expertise in the science of hadith, and he thought that perhaps this narration is disconnected or has no basis, and the reason for this misunderstanding is the story that Ibn Ulayya narrated after this narration from Ibn Jurayj, who says: Then I met Zuhri, I mentioned this narration before him, and he was not aware of it. However, this is not something that would weaken a report of this nature. The reason is: Sometimes, a knowledgeable, virtuous, pious, and reliable person narrates a hadith, and then he forgets it, and when he is later asked about this hadith, he does not remember it. So, his forgetting something he had narrated does not indicate that the original narration is invalid. Our master Muhammad Mustafa (peace and blessings be upon him) is the best of mankind; he forgot while performing prayer. It was said in his presence: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! Has the prayer been shortened, or did you forget? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Neither of the two has happened. So, the personality whom Allah Almighty chose for His Prophethood and granted infallibility among His creation, even he could be affected by forgetfulness regarding the matter most frequently practiced by Muslims, which is prayer, to the extent that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forgot, and when people asked him about it, he denied it. The Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) forgetfulness does not indicate that the ruling he forgot is invalid. (So, if this is the case,) then after the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), those people from his Ummah who are not infallible, it is even more likely for them to be affected by forgetfulness, and in the presence of forgetfulness, it is not permissible to use this as evidence that something is invalid which was authentically established from them before they forgot.

Sayyidah Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: There is no marriage without a guardian and two just witnesses; any marriage other than this will be considered invalid. And if there is a dispute among people regarding (the matter of a guardian), then whoever has no guardian, the ruler of the time is his guardian. (Imam Ibn Hibban, may Allah have mercy on him, says:) In the narration transmitted from Zuhri through Sulaiman bin Musa from Ibn Jurayj, the words "without two just witnesses" have only been narrated by three individuals: Saeed bin Yahya Umavi narrated it from Hafs bin Ghiyath; Abdullah bin Abdulwahab Hajbi narrated it from Khalid bin Harith; and Abdur Rahman bin Yunus Ruqi narrated it from Isa bin Yunus. The mention of two witnesses has not been authentically transmitted anywhere else in this narration.