English translation
2048. Narrated 'Abdur-Raḥmān bin 'Aūf: When we came to Al-Madīna as emigrants, Allāh's Messenger ﷺ established a bond of brotherhood between me and Sa'd bin Ar-Rabī'. Sa'd bin Ar-Rabī' said to me, "I am the richest among the Anṣār, so I will give you half of my wealth and you may look at my two wives and whichever of the two you may choose I will divorce her, and when she has completed the prescribed period (before marriage) you may marry her." 'Abdur-Raḥmān replied, "I am not in need of all that. Is there any market-place where trade is practised?" He replied, "The market of Qainuqā'." 'Abdur-Raḥmān went to that market the following day and brought some dried butter-milk (yoghurt) and butter, and then he continued going there regularly. Few days later, 'Abdur-Raḥmān came having traces of yellow (scent) on his body. Allāh's Messenger ﷺ asked him whether he had got married. He replied in the affirmative. The Prophet ﷺ said, "Whom have you married?" He replied, "A woman from the Anṣār." Then the Prophet ﷺ asked, "How much did you pay her?" He replied, "(I gave her) a gold piece equal in weight to a date stone (or a date stone of gold)!" The Prophet ﷺ said, "Give a Walīma (wedding banquet) even if with one sheep."
