Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) says: Women have no say in contracting a marriage. Sayyidah Maymunah (may Allah be pleased with her) entrusted her matter to (her sister) Sayyidah Umm al-Fadl (may Allah be pleased with her), and Sayyidah Umm al-Fadl (may Allah be pleased with her) entrusted it to (her husband) Sayyiduna al-Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him), and Sayyiduna al-Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) married Sayyidah Maymunah (may Allah be pleased with her) to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
Imam al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir and al-Mu'jam al-Awsat; its chain contains a narrator, Ya'qub bin Humayd bin Kasib, who is thiqah (trustworthy) though there is some weakness in him, and the rest of its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy).
Imam Abu Ya'la recorded it similarly, except that he recorded the words: "The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) proposed to Sayyidah Maymunah (may Allah be pleased with her), and the matter of her marriage was entrusted to Sayyiduna al-Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him)."
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب النكاح / 7526
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ حسن
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