Jami' at-Tirmidhi — Hadith #27262

Qutaibah narrated to us, Ghandar narrated to us, Muhammad bin Jaafar narrated to us, on the authority of Saeed bin Abi Orouba, something similar to it, but he did not narrate it. This is more correct. He said: Abu Issa, this is an unpreserved hadith. We do not know of anyone who attributed it except what was narrated on the authority of Abd al-Ala, on the authority of Sa`id, on the authority of Qatada, with a chain of transmission traceable to the Prophet. And it was narrated on the authority of Abd al-Ala, on the authority of Sa`id, this hadith is authentic, and the correct thing is what was narrated on the authority of Ibn Abbas, his saying: There is no marriage except with clear evidence. This is how he narrated The companions of Qatada, on the authority of Qatada, on the authority of Jabir bin Zaid, on the authority of Ibn Abbas: There is no marriage except with clear evidence. And thus more than one person narrated on the authority of Sa`id bin Abi Orouba Similar to this is authenticated. And in this chapter on the authority of Imran bin Husayn, Anas, and Abu Hurairah. And this is acted upon according to the people of Knowledge from the Companions of the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, and those who came after them among the Successors and others who said: There is no marriage except with witnesses. They did not differ on that in the past. Of them, except for a group of the later scholars. The scholars only differed on this matter when one after another testified and said: Most people of knowledge, from the people of Kufa and others, say that marriage is not permissible until two witnesses testify together regarding the marriage contract. He has seen If some of the people of Medina testify one after another, it is permissible if they announce that. This is the saying of Malik bin Anas. And others. This is what Ishaq said in what he narrated about the people of Medina. Some of the people of knowledge said that it is permissible for the testimony of a man and two women in Marriage. This is a saying Ahmed and Ishaq...