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