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Sahih Bukhari 5139 — Marriage Against Consent and Guardian Response
If a man gives his daughter in marriage while she is averse to it, then such marriage is invalid
Hadith About Marriage Against Consent
Sahih Bukhari : 5139
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 5139
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ، أَخْبَرَنَا يَزِيدُ، أَخْبَرَنَا يَحْيَى، أَنَّ الْقَاسِمَ بْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ يَزِيدَ وَمُجَمِّعَ بْنَ يَزِيدَ حَدَّثَاهُ أَنَّ رَجُلاً يُدْعَى خِذَامًا أَنْكَحَ ابْنَةً لَهُ. نَحْوَهُ.
`Abdur-Rahman bin Yazid and Majammi bin Yazid Narrated from:
The same, Hadith above: A man called Khidam married a daughter of his (to somebody) against her consent.'If you fear that you shall not be able to deal justly with the orphan girls then marry (other) women of your choice.' (4.3)And if somebody says to the guardian (of a woman), "Marry me to soand- so," and the guardian remained silent or said to him, "What have you got?" And the other said, "I have so much and so much (Mahr)," or kept quiet, and then the guardian said, "I have married her to you," then the marriage is valid (legal). This narration was told by Sahl on the authority of the Prophet.
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 5139In-book reference : Book 67, Hadith 75USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 7, Book 62, Hadith 70
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 5139
This report continues the topic of marriage against consent. It says a man called Khidam married a daughter of his against her consent, matching the report before it. The translation also includes a connected legal note: if someone asks a guardian to marry him to a woman and the guardian stays silent, asks what he has, or later says he has married her to him after mahr is mentioned, the marriage is valid. The explanation should keep the two points clear. The first point is the objection to marriage against consent. The second point is about how a guardian's words or response can complete a marriage arrangement.
What we learn from this hadith
- The report repeats the case of a daughter married against her consent.
- It connects the topic to the verse about orphan girls in marriage.
- The added note discusses a guardian's response during a marriage offer.
- Mahr and the guardian's final acceptance are part of the marriage arrangement mentioned.
