The same narration is also transmitted with another chain from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, in a similar manner. (Imam Ibn Hibban, may Allah have mercy on him, says:) The meaning of this narration is: Before marrying off a virgin girl, her consent will be sought so that she may choose the person she wishes to marry, and if she remains silent, it will mean that she has given permission for her marriage.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates this statement of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "A widow has more right regarding herself than her guardian, and the permission of a virgin girl should be sought regarding herself, and her silence is her permission." (Imam Ibn Hibban, may Allah have mercy on him, says:) The statement of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), "A widow has more right regarding herself," means: She has more right over herself than her guardian; she may marry whomever she wishes. She will say: I am pleased to marry so-and-so, and I am not pleased to marry so-and-so. This does not mean that the matter of conducting the marriage contract will be entrusted to her and not to her guardians.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) narrates: The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "A previously married woman has more right over herself than her guardian, and regarding a virgin girl, her father will seek her consent about herself, and her permission is her silence."

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates this statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "The guardian has no authority regarding a previously married woman, and the consent of a virgin girl will be sought; her silence will be considered her approval." (Imam Ibn Hibban, may Allah have mercy on him, says:) The statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), "The guardian has no authority regarding a previously married woman," will clarify before you the correctness of the position to which we adhere: that the matter of consent and choice will be entrusted to women, and the matter of conducting the marriage contract will be entrusted to the guardians, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) has negated the guardian acting individually in the case of a previously married woman without her consent. The reason for this is: a woman has authority regarding her own marriage, and she has the right to express approval regarding the one with whom her marriage contract is being conducted. The statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "The consent of a virgin girl will be sought," means: her consent will be sought regarding the person with whom it is intended to marry her. If she remains silent, this will be considered her approval. Then the matter of her contract will be kept as such until she reaches maturity. The reason for this is: although she remained silent and gave permission, still she does not have the right to direct or permit, because the right to direct or permit is only possessed by a mature girl.

Sayyiduna Musa Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There is no marriage without a guardian (wali)."

Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) set Lady Safiyyah (may Allah be pleased with her) free and made her freedom her dowry.

Sayyiduna Uqbah bin Amir (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates this statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him): "The condition most deserving to be fulfilled is that by which you make private parts lawful (i.e., the marriage contract)." (Imam Ibn Hibban, may Allah have mercy on him, says:) The narrator named Abu al-Khair is Marthad bin Abdullah Yazni.

Sayyiduna Sahl bin Sa’d Sa’idi رضي الله عنه narrates: A woman came to the service of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم and said,“O Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم! I offer myself to you in marriage.”She stood for a long time. A man stood up and said,“O Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم, if you have no need of her, marry her to me.”The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم asked,“Do you have anything which you can give her as a dowry?”He said,“I have only this garment of mine.”The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said,“If you give her this, you will have to sit without a garment. Look for something else.”He said,“I do not find anything.”The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said,“Look for something.”He still did not find anything. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said,“Do you know any portion of the Qur’an?”He replied,“Yes, I know such and such surahs,”and he named them. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said,“I marry you to her in exchange for the portion of the Qur’an you know.”

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: A man came to the service of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: I have married a woman. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: How much dowry did you give her? He replied: Four uqiyah. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Four uqiyah is as if you have searched for silver equal to the width of this mountain.

Sayyida Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said to me: Among the signs of a woman's blessing is that her matters are made easy and her dowry is small. The narrator named Urwah says: I say from myself that among the signs of a woman's misfortune is that her matters are difficult and her dowry is large.