1. Humayd ibn Ziyad has narrated from al-Hassan ibn Muhammad ibn Sama‘ah from al-Hassan Ribat from Habib ai-Khath’amiy from ibn abu Ya’fur who has said the foiiowing: “I once said to abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), ‘I want to marry with a woman but my father wants another one. He (the Imam) said, ‘Marry the one you love, not the one your parents love.”’

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar·Thaqalayn link·The Arabic above is the original.

2. Abu Ali al-Ash’ariy has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Jabbar from ‘Isma’il ibn Sahl from al-Hassan ibn Muhammad al- Hadramy from al-Kahili from Muhammad ibn Muslim who has said the following: “Once, abu Ja’far (a.s.), was asked about the case of a man whose mother arranged marriage for him in his absence. He (the Imam) said, ‘Marriage is permissible, the husband may agree or disagree; and if he disagrees payment of mahr (dower) becomes due on his mother.’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar·Thaqalayn link·The Arabic above is the original.