What Has Been Ordered Regarding Marrying A Religious Woman
Darussalam · Volume 2
12. THE BOOK OF MARRIAGESunan Abi Dawud Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 2047 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 219
Source no. 2047 · Volume 1 · Page 2
Sahih
صحيح
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Sahih chain
(قلت: إسناده صحيح على شرط البخاري. وقد أخرجه في "صحيحه" بإسناد المصنف، وأخرجه مسلم)
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2047. Abū Hurairah narrated that the Prophet ﷺ said: "Women are married for four (reasons): For their wealth, their nobility, their beauty, and their religion. So be successful with one of religion — may your hands be covered in dust!" (Sahīh)
2047 - حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى يَعْنِي ابْنَ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنِي عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنِي سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: " تُنْكَحُ النِّسَاءُ لِأَرْبَعٍ: لِمَالِهَا، وَلِحَسَبِهَا، وَلِجَمَالِهَا، وَلِدِينِهَا، فَاظْفَرْ بِذَاتِ الدِّينِ تَرِبَتْ يَدَاكَ "
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The Arabic proverb "Tarībat yadāk" (may your hands be covered in dust) is said to awaken a desire or longing for something. It is a way of exhortation, not an imprecation. While marrying a woman, one should give precedence to her religiosity and piety over her other qualities.