The Book of Marriage
كتاب النكاح
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Fairness In Giving Dowries
Hadith
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ENGLISH
It was narrated from Ibn 'Abbas that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:
"A previously married woman has more right to decide about herself (with regard to marriage) than her guardian, and an orphan girl should be consulted, and her permission is her silence."
ARABIC
الأَيِّمُ أَحَقُّ بِنَفْسِهَا مِنْ وَلِيِّهَا وَالْيَتِيمَةُ تُسْتَأْمَرُ وَإِذْنُهَا صُمَاتُهَا