(21) باب خِطْبَةِ الرَّجُلِ إِذَا تَرَكَ الْخَاطِبُ أَوْ أَذِنَ لَهُ .
'Abdullah bin 'Amr used to say:
"The Messenger of Allah forbade offering more for something that has already been bought by his brother, or for a man to propose marriage to a woman when someone else has already proposed to her, unless the previous suitor gave up the idea or gave him permission." (FR)
Reference (FR): Sunan an-Nasa'i 3243 (FR)
In-book reference (FR): Book 26, Hadith 48 (FR)
English translation (FR): Vol. 4, Book 26, Hadith 3245 (FR)