Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah

Hazrat Shurayh, in the commentary of the verse { الَّذِیْ بِیَدِہٖ عُقْدَۃُ النِّکَاحِ } of the Holy Qur'an, states that it refers to the husband.

Hazrat Saeed bin Jubair, in the commentary of the verse { الَّذِی بِیَدِہِ عُقْدَۃُ النِّکَاحِ } of the Holy Quran, says that it refers to the husband.

Hazrat Mujahid, in the commentary of the verse { الَّذِیْ بِیَدِہٖ عُقْدَۃُ النِّکَاحِ } of the Holy Qur'an, says that it refers to the husband. By {إلاَّ أَنْ یَعْفُونَ } it is meant that the woman returns her share. By { أَوْ یَعْفُوَ الَّذِیْ بِیَدِہٖ عُقْدَۃُ النِّکَاحِ } it is meant that the husband pays the full dowry.

Ibrahim, Hazrat Shurayh, Hazrat Sha'bi, and Hazrat Dahhak, in the commentary of the verse of the Holy Qur'an { أَوْ یَعْفُوَا الَّذِیْ بِیَدِہٖ عُقْدَۃُ النِّکَاحِ }, state that it refers to the husband.

Hazrat Saeed bin Musayyib, in the explanation of the verse of the Holy Qur'an {إلاَّ أَنْ یَعْفُونَ أَوْ یَعْفُوَا الَّذِی بِیَدِہِ عُقْدَۃُ النِّکَاحِ }, says that it refers to the husband. If the woman wishes, she may forgo the dowry and take nothing, and if she wishes, they may divide it equally in half.

Hazrat Nafi' bin Jubair divorced a woman before consummation and gave her the full dowry, and said that I am more entitled to give more.

Hazrat Muhammad bin Ka'b, in the commentary of the verse { الَّذِی بِیَدِہِ عُقْدَۃُ النِّکَاحِ } of the Holy Qur'an, states that it refers to the husband. He can give more.

Hazrat Nafi', in the explanation of the verse of the Holy Qur'an { الَّذِی بِیَدِہِ عُقْدَۃُ النِّکَاحِ }, states that it refers to the husband. And if a woman is divorced by her husband before consummation, then if the woman wishes, she may forgo half of the dower, and if the man wishes, he may give the remaining half of the dower and thus pay the full dower.

Hazrat Shurayh, in the commentary of the verse { الَّذِیْ بِیَدِہٖ عُقْدَۃُ النِّکَاحِ } of the Holy Quran, states that it refers to the husband.

Hazrat Sha'bi, in the commentary of the verse { الَّذِیْ بِیَدِہٖ عُقْدَۃُ النِّکَاحِ } of the Holy Qur'an, states that it refers to the husband.

Hazrat Tawus and Hazrat Mujahid, in the commentary of the verse { الَّذِیْ بِیَدِہٖ عُقْدَۃُ النِّکَاحِ } of the Holy Quran, state that it refers to a guardian (wali). Hazrat Saeed bin Jubair says that it refers to a husband. Both of them discussed this matter with Hazrat Saeed, and both accepted Hazrat Saeed's point of view.

Hazrat Saeed, in the commentary of the verse { الَّذِیْ بِیَدِہٖ عُقْدَۃُ النِّکَاحِ } of the Holy Quran, states that it refers to the husband.

Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), in the explanation of the verse of the Holy Qur'an { الَّذِیْ بِیَدِہٖ عُقْدَۃُ النِّکَاحِ }, says that by this is meant the husband.

Hazrat Ka'b, in the explanation of the verse { الَّذِیْ بِیَدِہٖ عُقْدَۃُ النِّکَاحِ } of the Holy Qur'an, says that by this is meant the husband.

Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), in the explanation of the verse { الَّذِیْ بِیَدِہٖ عُقْدَۃُ النِّکَاحِ } of the Holy Qur'an, says that by this is meant the husband.

Hazrat Shurayh, in the commentary of the verse { الَّذِیْ بِیَدِہٖ عُقْدَۃُ النِّکَاحِ } of the Holy Quran, states that it refers to the husband.

Hazrat Shurayh, in the commentary of the verse { الَّذِیْ بِیَدِہٖ عُقْدَۃُ النِّکَاحِ } of the Holy Quran, states that it refers to the husband.

Hazrat Dhahhak, in the commentary of the verse { الَّذِیْ بِیَدِہٖ عُقْدَۃُ النِّکَاحِ } of the Holy Quran, states that it refers to the husband.

Hazrat Mujahid, in the commentary of the verse {إلاَّ أَنْ یَعْفُونَ أَوْ یَعْفُوَا الَّذِی بِیَدِہِ عُقْدَۃُ النِّکَاحِ } of the Holy Quran, states that it refers to the husband.

Hazrat Jubair and Hazrat Mujahid, in the commentary of the verse { الَّذِیْ بِیَدِہٖ عُقْدَۃُ النِّکَاحِ } of the Holy Quran, state that it refers to the husband.