Sunan an-Nasa'i
Sunan an-Nasa'i 3267
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الأَعْلَى، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ، - وَهُوَ ابْنُ الْحَارِثِ - قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو سَلَمَةَ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " لاَ تُنْكَحُ الأَيِّمُ حَتَّى تُسْتَأْمَرَ وَلاَ تُنْكَحُ الْبِكْرُ حَتَّى تُسْتَأْذَنَ " . قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ كَيْفَ إِذْنُهَا قَالَ " أَنْ تَسْكُتَ " .
Muhammad ibn Abd al-A'la reported to us; he said: Khalid—namely, Ibn al-Harith—narrated to us; he said: Hisham narrated to us, from Yahya ibn Abi Kathir, who said: Abu Salama ibn Abd al-Rahman narrated to us; he said: Abu Hurayrah narrated to me that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: ‘A previously married woman must not be married until she is consulted, nor a virgin until her permission is sought.’ They said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, how is her permission given?’ He said: ‘By her remaining silent.’
Translation notes
This report’s wording assigns ist’imar (consultation) to the previously married woman and ist’idhan (permission-seeking) to the virgin; the distinction is preserved.