الْمَرْأَةُ الَّتِي قَدْ مَلَكَتْ نَفْسَهَا غَيْرَ السَّفِيهَةِ وَ لَا الْمُوَلَّى عَلَيْهَا إِنَّ تَزْوِيجَهَا بِغَيْرِ وَلِيٍّ جَائِزٌ[2].
“Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has said, ‘A woman who has control over herself and is not dimwitted and has no master over her, her marriage without guardian is lawful.’”
الْجَارِيَةُ الْبِكْرُ الَّتِي لَهَا أَبٌ لَا تَتَزَوَّجُ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِ أَبِيهَا وَ قَالَ إِذَا كَانَتْ مَالِكَةً لِأَمْرِهَا تَزَوَّجَتْ مَتَى شَاءَتْ.
“Abi ‘Abdillah (a.s), has said, ‘The virgin bondmaid who has a father must not marry without his permission.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘If she has control over her affairs she can marry whenever she wants.’”
تَزَوَّجُ الْمَرْأَةُ مَنْ شَاءَتْ إِذَا كَانَتْ مَالِكَةً لِأَمْرِهَا فَإِنْ شَاءَتْ جَعَلَتْ وَلِيّاً.
‘A woman who has control of her affairs can marry whomever she likes or she can appoint someone as her guardian.’”
قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع أَلْقَى الْمَرْأَةَ بِالْفَلَاةِ الَّتِي لَيْسَ فِيهَا أَحَدٌ فَأَقُولُ لَهَا لَكِ زَوْجٌ فَتَقُولُ لَا فَأَتَزَوَّجُهَا قَالَ نَعَمْ هِيَ الْمُصَدَّقَةُ عَلَى نَفْسِهَا.
“This is concerning my question before abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a woman whom I meet in the wilderness and I ask her if she has a husband and she says, ‘No; I do not have a husband’ if I can marry her. He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, her words about herself are accepted as true.’”
فِي الْمَرْأَةِ الثَّيِّبِ تَخْطُبُ إِلَى نَفْسِهَا قَالَ هِيَ أَمْلَكُ بِنَفْسِهَا تُوَلِّي أَمْرَهَا مَنْ شَاءَتْ إِذَا كَانَ كُفْواً بَعْدَ أَنْ تَكُونَ قَدْ نَكَحَتْ رَجُلًا قَبْلَهُ[1].
“About the case of a woman’s second marriage if she can propose for marriage, abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘She has more control over her affairs and she can appoint someone to act as her guardian if the man is a proper match and it is her second marriage.’”
قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع الْمَرْأَةُ الثَّيِّبُ تَخْطُبُ إِلَى نَفْسِهَا قَالَ هِيَ أَمْلَكُ بِنَفْسِهَا تُوَلِّي أَمْرَهَا مَنْ شَاءَتْ إِذَا كَانَ لَا بَأْسَ بِهِ بَعْدَ أَنْ تَكُونَ قَدْ نَكَحَتْ زَوْجاً قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ.
‘She has more control over her affairs; she can appoint whomever she likes to act as her guardian if it is her second marriage.’”
سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ مَمْلُوكَةٍ كَانَتْ بَيْنِي وَ بَيْنَ وَارِثٍ مَعِي فَأَعْتَقْنَاهَا[2] وَ لَهَا أَخٌ غَائِبٌ وَ هِيَ بِكْرٌ أَ يَجُوزُ لِي أَنْ أَتَزَوَّجَهَا أَوْ لَا يَجُوزُ إِلَّا بِأَمْرِ أَخِيهَا قَالَ بَلَى يَجُوزُ ذَلِكَ أَنْ تَزَوَّجَهَا قُلْتُ أَ فَأَتَزَوَّجُهَا إِنْ أَرَدْتُ ذَلِكَ قَالَ نَعَمْ.
“This is concerning my question before abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a slave- girl who belongs to me and an heir (one who has a share in her price as part of his legacy) with me. We set her free. She has a brother who is absent and she is virgin; if it is permissible for me to marry her or it is not permissi
سَمِعْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع يَقُولُ لَا يَنْقُضُ النِّكَاحَ إِلَّا الْأَبُ.
“I once heard abu Ja‘far (a.s.), saying, ‘No one other than a father can revoke a marriage.