Sunan Abi Dawud · Marriage (Kitab Al-Nikah)

باب فِي نِكَاحِ الْعَبْدِ بِغَيْرِ إِذْنِ مَوَالِيهِ

Chapter: A Slave Getting Married Without The Permission Of His Owner.

2 hadith · references 2078–2079

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Abu Dawud · 2078أَيُّمَا عَبْدٍ تَزَوَّجَ بِغَيْرِ إِذْنِ مَوَالِيهِ فَهُوَ عَاهِرٌNarrated Jabir ibn Abdullah: The Prophet ﷺ said: If any slave marries without the permission of his masters, he is a fornicator.6 narrators Abu Dawud · 2079إِذَا نَكَحَ الْعَبْدُ بِغَيْرِ إِذْنِ مَوْلَاهُ فَنِكَاحُهُ بَاطِلٌIbn Umar reported the Prophet ﷺ as saying “If a slave marries without the permission of his master, his marriage is null and void. Abu Dawud said “This tradition is weak. This is mauquf (does not go back to the Prophet).5 narrators