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3261. 'Umar bin Al-Khaṭṭāb, may Allāh be pleased with him, narrated: "Hafṣah bint 'Umar became single when (her husband) Khunais bin Ḥudhāfah As-Sahmī (died). He was one of the Companions of the Prophet ﷺ, and he died in Al-Madinah." 'Umar said: "I went to 'Uthmān bin 'Affān and offered Hafṣah in marriage to him. I said: 'If you wish, I will marry you to Hafṣah bint 'Umar.' He said: 'I will think about it.' A few days passed, then I met him and he said: 'It seems that
I do not want to get married at the moment.” Umar said: “Then I met Abû Bakr Aş-Siddîq, may Allâh be pleased with him, and said: ‘If you wish, I will marry Hâfşah bint Umar to you.’ Abû Bakr remained silent, and did not give me any answer, and I felt more upset with him than I had with Uthmân. Several days passed, then the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ proposed marriage to her and I married her to him. Abû Bakr met me and said: ‘Perhaps you felt upset with me when you offered Hâfşah in marriage to me, and I did not give you any answer?’ I said: ‘Yes.’ He said: ‘Nothing prevented me from giving you an answer when you made the offer to me, except the fact that I had heard the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ speak of her, and I did not want to disclose the secret of the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ. If he had left her, then I would have married her.’” (Sahîh)
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We learn from this narration that the marriage of a widow would also be contracted by her guardian. She would not do it herself.
