(31) باب اسْتِئْذَانِ الْبِكْرِ فِي نَفْسِهَا .
It was narrated from Ibn 'Abbas that the Prophet 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." (FR)
Reference (FR): Sunan an-Nasa'i 3261 (FR)
In-book reference (FR): Book 26, Hadith 66 (FR)
English translation (FR): Vol. 4, Book 26, Hadith 3263 (FR)