Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah

Hazrat Ata, in the commentary of the verse { أَوْ یَعْفُوَا الَّذِیْ بِیَدِہٖ عُقْدَۃُ النِّکَاحِ } of the Holy Quran, states that it refers to a wali.

Hasan, in the explanation of the verse { الَّذِیْ بِیَدِہٖ عُقْدَۃُ النِّکَاحِ } of the Holy Qur'an, says that by this is meant the wali (guardian/friend).

Hazrat Alqamah, in the explanation of the verse { الَّذِیْ بِیَدِہٖ عُقْدَۃُ النِّکَاحِ } of the Holy Quran, says that it refers to a wali (guardian).

Hazrat Ikrimah, in the commentary of the verse { الَّذِیْ بِیَدِہٖ عُقْدَۃُ النِّکَاحِ } of the Holy Quran, states that it refers to a wali (guardian).

Ibrahim, in the commentary of the verse { الَّذِیْ بِیَدِہٖ عُقْدَۃُ النِّکَاحِ } of the Holy Qur'an, states that by this is meant a wali (guardian/friend).

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

Hasan, in the explanation of the verse { الَّذِیْ بِیَدِہٖ عُقْدَۃُ النِّکَاحِ } of the Holy Qur'an, says that by this is meant the wali (guardian/friend).

Hazrat Zuhri says that {إلاَّ أَنْ یَعْفُونَ } refers to previously married women, and { أَوْ یَعْفُوَا الَّذِی بِیَدِہِ عُقْدَۃُ النِّکَاحِ } refers to the guardian of a virgin.

Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with both of them) narrates that Allah Almighty is pleased with giving extra, and Allah has commanded this. If the woman forgives, it will be forgiven, and if she refuses, then her guardian can forgive; the forgiveness of the guardian will be effective even if the woman refuses.