Sunan an-Nasa'i
Sunan an-Nasa'i 3242
Prohibition of Proposing Marriage To A Woman When Someone Else Has Already Proposed To Her
Arabic hadith text
أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا غُنْدَرٌ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " لاَ يَخْطُبْ أَحَدُكُمْ عَلَى خِطْبَةِ أَخِيهِ "
Translation
It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet said
"None of you should propose marriage to a woman when someone else has already proposed to her."