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Sunan an-Nasai 3269 (Book 26, Hadith 74) #17881
Women's Right to Choose Marriage

SUMMARY: Women have the right to accept or reject a marriage proposal.

It was narrated from 'Aishah: "A girl came to her and said: 'My father married me to his brother's son so that he might raise his own status thereby, and I was unwilling'. She said: 'Sit here until the Prophet comes'. Then the Messenger of Allah came, and I told him (what she had said). He sent word to her father, calling him, and he left the matter up to her. She said: 'O Messenger of Allah, I accept what my father did, but I wanted to know whether women have any say in the matter'."
أَخْبَرَنَا زِيَادُ بْنُ أَيُّوبَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ غُرَابٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا كَهْمَسُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، أَنَّ فَتَاةً، دَخَلَتْ عَلَيْهَا فَقَالَتْ إِنَّ أَبِي زَوَّجَنِي ابْنَ أَخِيهِ لِيَرْفَعَ بِي خَسِيسَتَهُ وَأَنَا كَارِهَةٌ ‏.‏ قَالَتِ اجْلِسِي حَتَّى يَأْتِيَ النَّبِيُّ فَجَاءَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ فَأَخْبَرَتْهُ فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَى أَبِيهَا فَدَعَاهُ فَجَعَلَ الأَمْرَ إِلَيْهَا فَقَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَدْ أَجَزْتُ مَا صَنَعَ أَبِي وَلَكِنْ أَرَدْتُ أَنْ أَعْلَمَ أَلِلنِّسَاءِ مِنَ الأَمْرِ شَىْءٌ

TOPICS
marriage  *  consent  *  choice  *  rights

QUICK LESSONS:
Respect individual autonomy; Give equal rights between men & women; Allow people freedom from forceful marriages; Let people decide on matters related with themselves etc..

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the rights of women in marriage. It was narrated by 'Aishah that a girl came to her and said that her father married her off against her will. She then asked the Prophet Muhammad if women have any say in the matter of marriage. The Prophet sent word to her father and left it up to the girl whether she wanted to accept or reject the proposal. This hadith teaches us that women have a right over their own bodies and they should not be forced into marriages against their will. They should be given an opportunity to choose who they want as their life partner and no one else should make this decision for them without their consent.

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