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.
صحيح بلفظ تستأمر دون ذكر أبوها (الألباني) | حكم : |
Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 2099 |
In-book reference | : Book 12, Hadith 54 |
English translation | : Book 11, Hadith 2094 |