(26) باب فِي الثَّيِّبِ
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. (DE)
Reference (DE): Sunan Abi Dawud 2099 (DE)
In-book reference (DE): Book 12, Hadith 54 (DE)
English translation (DE): Book 11, Hadith 2094 (DE)