Chapter on the Guardian, Witnesses, Proposal, and Dowry
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 3|Book 3|Chapter 18
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh
Volume 3, Book 3, Chapter 18
Chapter on the Guardian, Witnesses, Proposal, and Dowry
وَ رَوَى دَاوُدُ بْنُ سِرْحَانَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: فِي رَجُلٍ يُرِيدُ أَنْ يُزَوِّجَ أُخْتَهُ قَالَ "يُؤَامِرُهَا فَإِنْ سَكَتَتْ فَهُوَ إِقْرَارُهَا وَ إِنْ أَبَتْ لَمْ يُزَوِّجْهَا فَإِنْ قَالَتْ زَوِّجْنِي فُلاَناً فَلْيُزَوِّجْهَا مِمَّنْ تَرْضَى وَ اَلْيَتِيمَةُ فِي حَجْرِ اَلرَّجُلِ لاَ يُزَوِّجُهَا إِلاَّ مِمَّنْ تَرْضَى".
It is narrated by Dawood ibn Sirhan from Abu Abdullah عليه السلام that he said regarding a man who wishes to arrange the marriage of his sister: "He should consult her. If she remains silent, it is her consent, but if she refuses, he should not marry her off. If she says, 'Marry me to so-and-so,' then he should marry her to someone she approves of. As for an orphan girl under the care of a man, he should not marry her off except to someone she is pleased with."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh