The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "A previously married woman has more right over herself than her guardians, and a virgin's permission is to be sought, and her permission is remaining silent."
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب النكاح / 13698
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "A previously married woman is not to be married until she is consulted, and a virgin is not to be married until her permission is sought." The Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) asked: How will her permission be given, O Prophet of Allah? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Silence is her permission."
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب النكاح / 13699
Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "A previously married woman is not to be married until she is consulted, and a virgin is not to be married until her permission is asked." They said: O Prophet of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! How will her permission be given? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Silence is her permission."
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب النكاح / 13700
Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "An orphan girl is to be consulted about herself. If she remains silent, that is her permission, and if she refuses, she is not to be compelled."
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب النكاح / 13701
Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) says: I asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about a young girl whose family marry her off: should her permission be sought or not? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Yes, her permission should be sought." Then Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: But she feels shy and stays silent. So he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "That is her permission, when she stays silent."
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب النكاح / 13703
Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: I said: "O Messenger of Allah, are women to be consulted regarding (the marriage of) themselves?" He said: "Yes." I said: "But the virgin feels shy." He said: "She is to be consulted; if she remains silent, then her silence is her permission."
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب النكاح / 13704
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Consult women regarding themselves, for the previously married woman speaks for herself, and the virgin's consent is her silence."
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب النكاح / 13705
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Consult women regarding themselves." It was said to him (peace and blessings be upon him): Virgins feel shy. He said: "The previously married woman speaks for herself, and the virgin's consent is her being silent."
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب النكاح / 13706
When a proposal of marriage came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) for one of his daughters, he (peace and blessings be upon him) would come behind the curtain and say: "So-and-so (a man) wishes to marry so-and-so (a woman)." If she spoke against him, he would not marry her (to him), and if she did not speak against him, he would marry her (to him).
Abu al-Asbat al-Harithi narrated it thus, and it is not mahfuz (preserved); what is preserved from the narration of Yahya is mursal.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب النكاح / 13707
Muhajir bin Ikrimah al-Makhzumi says: When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) intended to marry off one of his daughters, he would sit by her curtain and say: "So-and-so wants so-and-so."
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب النكاح / 13708
Muhajir bin Ikrimah says: When a proposal of marriage came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) for one of his daughters, he would come to the curtain and say: "So-and-so is proposing to so-and-so." If she moved it (the curtain), he would not marry her (to him), and if she did not move it, he would marry her (to him).
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب النكاح / 13709
When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) intended to marry off one of his daughters (may Allah be pleased with her), he would go to her and say to her: "So-and-so (a man) has mentioned so-and-so (a woman)." If she spoke and disliked it, he would not marry her (to him), and if she remained silent, he would marry her (to him).
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب النكاح / 13710