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Abu Dawood: Hadith 2100

12. Marriage (Kitab Al-Nikah)

سنن أبي داود

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Regarding Widowed And Divorced Women

باب فِي الثَّيِّبِ

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Abu Dawood
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ زِيَادِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْفَضْلِ، بِإِسْنَادِهِ وَمَعْنَاهُ قَالَ ‏‏ الثَّيِّبُ أَحَقُّ بِنَفْسِهَا مِنْ وَلِيِّهَا وَالْبِكْرُ يَسْتَأْمِرُهَا أَبُوهَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ ‏"‏ أَبُوهَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ لَيْسَ بِمَحْفُوظٍ ‏.‏"
The above tradition has been transmitted by "Abd Allaah bin Al Fadl through his chain of narrators and with different meaning. The version goes "A woman without a husband has more right to her person than her guardian and the father of a virgin should ask her permission about herself."

Abu Dawud said " The word "her father" is not guarded.
Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 2099
In-book : Book 12, Hadith 54
English translation : Book 11, Hadith 2094