2. Al-Husayn from Muhammad has narrated from Mu’alla’ ibn Muhammad from al-Hassan ibn Ali from Aban ibn ‘Uthman from abu Maryam who has said the following: “Abu ‘ Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, has said, ‘The virgin girl who has her father must not marry without his permission.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘If she has control over her affairs she can marry whenever she wants.’”

3. Aban has narrated from ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn abu ‘Abd Allah who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, has said, ‘A woman who has control of her affairs can marry whomever she likes or she can appoint someone as her guardian.’”

4. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Husayn ibn Sa‘id from Fadalah ibn Ayyub from ‘Umar ibn Aban al-Kalbiy from Maysarah who has said the following: “This is concerning my question before abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, 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.’”

5. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad all from ibn abu ‘Umayr from Flammad ibn ‘Uthaman from al-FIalabiy who has said the following: “About the case of a woman’s second marriage if she can propose for marriage, abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, 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.’”

6. Abu Ali al-Ash’ariy has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Jabbar from Yahya from ibn Muskan from al-Hassan ibn Ziyad who has said the following: “This is concerning my question before abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, about the case of a woman if she can propose for marriage. He (the Imam) said, ‘She has more control over her affairs; she can appoint whomever she likes to act as her guardian if it is her second marriage.’”

7. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Mahbub from ibn ‘Abd al-‘Aziz al-‘Abdiy from ‘Ubayd ibn Zurarah who has said the following: “This is concerning my question before abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, 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 permissible without the permission of her brother. He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, it is permissible for you to marry.’ I then asked, ‘Can I marry her if I wanted?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, you can do so.’”