Sunan an-Nasa'i
Sunan an-Nasa'i 3265
أَخْبَرَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ دُرُسْتَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو إِسْمَاعِيلَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، أَنَّ أَبَا سَلَمَةَ، حَدَّثَهُ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " لاَ تُنْكَحُ الثَّيِّبُ حَتَّى تُسْتَأْذَنَ وَلاَ تُنْكَحُ الْبِكْرُ حَتَّى تُسْتَأْمَرَ " . قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ كَيْفَ إِذْنُهَا قَالَ " إِذْنُهَا أَنْ تَسْكُتَ " .
Yahya ibn Durust reported to us; he said: Abu Isma'il narrated to us; he said: Yahya narrated to us, that Abu Salama related to him from Abu Hurayrah that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: ‘A previously married woman must not be married until her permission is sought, nor a virgin until she is consulted.’ They said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, how is her permission given?’ He said: ‘Her permission is that she remain silent.’
Translation notes
The wording uses distinct verbs for seeking permission from a previously married woman and consulting a virgin; both are rendered explicitly.