It is permitted, regardless of whether she gave permission for a specific man or in absolute terms, such as if she said: "I have given permission to each of my guardians to marry me off to whomever they wish." If two guardians marry her off to two different men, and the first of the two is known, the marriage belongs to him, whether or not the second has consummated the marriage with her. This is the view of al-Hasan, al-Zuhri, Qatada, Ibn Sirin, al-Awza'i, al-Thawri, al-Shafi'i, Abu 'Ubayd, and the jurists (Ashab al-Ra'y). 'Ata' and Malik held this same view, provided the second has not consummated the marriage with her; if the second has consummated the marriage with her, he becomes more entitled, based on the statement of 'Umar: "If two guardians marry her off, the first is more entitled, provided the second has not consummated the marriage with her." Also, because the second had possession connected to his contract, he was more entitled. Our argument is what was narrated by Samura and 'Uqba from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) that he said: "Any woman whom two guardians marry off, she belongs to the first." The hadith of Samura was recorded by Abu Dawud and al-Tirmidhi, and it was recorded by al-Nasa'i from him and from 'Uqba. Similar narrations were reported from 'Ali and Shurayh. Furthermore, the second had married a woman already in the marital bond of another husband, so it is invalid, just as if he knew that she already had a husband. It is also an invalid marriage even if it is devoid of consummation, so it remains invalid even if he did consummate it, similar to the marriage of a woman in her waiting period ('idda) or an apostate, and as if he had known [of the prior marriage]. As for the hadith of 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), the hadith scholars did not authenticate it, and it has been contradicted by the statement of 'Ali (may Allah be pleased with him). Moreover, it came in contradiction to the hadith of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), and what they mentioned regarding possession