(32) باب اسْتِئْمَارِ الأَبِ الْبِكْرَ 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), and a virgin should be consulted by her father, and her permission is her silence." (TR)
Reference (TR): Sunan an-Nasa'i 3264 (TR)
In-book reference (TR): Book 26, Hadith 69 (TR)
English translation (TR): Vol. 4, Book 26, Hadith 3266 (TR)