Sahih Muslim Book: 17, Hadith: 3541

حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، وَقُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكٌ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، بْنُ يَحْيَى – وَاللَّفْظُ لَهُ – قَالَ قُلْتُ لِمَالِكٍ حَدَّثَكَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْفَضْلِ، عَنْ نَافِعِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ “‏ الأَيِّمُ أَحَقُّ بِنَفْسِهَا مِنْ وَلِيِّهَا وَالْبِكْرُ تُسْتَأْذَنُ فِي نَفْسِهَا وَإِذْنُهَا صُمَاتُهَا ‏”‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ نَعَمْ ‏.‏ Ibn ‘Abbas (Allah be pleased with him) reported Allah’s Apostle (may peace be upon him) as saying:A woman without a husband has more right to her person than her guardian, and a virgin’s consent must be asked from her, and her silence implies her consent. Chain : Sa’id bin Mnswr bin Sh’bh – Qutayba bin Sa’id bin Jamil – Imam Maalik – Yahya bin Yahya bin Bukayr – Nafi’ bin Jubayr bin Mut’im – ibn Abbas Data Source Disclaimer: The data presented on this we...