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(Book 29, Hadith 15) #36232
Marriage Without Consent

SUMMARY: A woman was married off without her father's consent, but he accepted it when it was already done.

Yahya related to me from Malik from Abd ar-Rahman ibn al-Qasim from his father that A'isha, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, gave Hafsa bint Abd arRahman in marriage to al-Mundhir ibn az-Zubayr while Abd ar-Rahman was away in Syria. When Abd ar-Rahman arrived, he said, "Shall someone like me have this done to him? Am I the kind of man to have something done to him without his consent?" A'isha spoke to al-Mundhir ibn az-Zubayr, and al-Mundhir said, "It is in the hands of Abd ar-Rahman". Abd ar-Rahman said, "I won't oppose something that you have already completed". Hafsa was confirmed with al-Mundhir, and there was no divorce.
وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الْقَاسِمِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ، زَوْجَ النَّبِيِّ زَوَّجَتْ حَفْصَةَ بِنْتَ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْمُنْذِرَ بْنَ الزُّبَيْرِ - وَعَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ غَائِبٌ بِالشَّامِ - فَلَمَّا قَدِمَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ قَالَ وَمِثْلِي يُصْنَعُ هَذَا بِهِ وَمِثْلِي يُفْتَاتُ عَلَيْهِ فَكَلَّمَتْ عَائِشَةُ الْمُنْذِرَ بْنَ الزُّبَيْرِ فَقَالَ الْمُنْذِرُ فَإِنَّ ذَلِكَ بِيَدِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ مَا كُنْتُ لأَرُدَّ أَمْرًا قَضَيْتِيهِ فَقَرَّتْ حَفْصَةُ عِنْدَ الْمُنْذِرِ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ ذَلِكَ طَلاَقًا

TOPICS
marriage  *  consent  *  acceptance  *  zawaj  *  razm  *  qabool

QUICK LESSONS:
Respect for others’ decisions ; Graceful acceptance ; Consulting those involved before making decisions ; Understanding of others’ feelings ; Patience in difficult situations .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about a woman named Hafsa who was married off to al-Mundhir ibn az-Zubayr while her father, Abd ar-Rahman, was away in Syria. When he returned and found out what had happened, he expressed his displeasure at not being consulted before the marriage took place. However, A'isha spoke to al-Mundhir and asked him to leave the decision in the hands of Abd ar-Rahman. In the end, Abd ar-Rahman accepted that the marriage had already taken place and did not oppose it further. This hadith teaches us that even if something has been done without our consent or knowledge beforehand, we should accept it with grace and understanding rather than opposing it further. It also teaches us that we should always consult those involved before making any decisions which will affect them directly or indirectly.

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