Hadith 5149

To marry (a lady to) a man for what he knows of the Qur'an (by heart) and without paying any Mahr.

English source

Darussalam · Volume 7

67 - THE BOOK OF AN-NIKĀH(The Wedlock)

Sahih al-Bukhari local PDF backup · Page 66

Arabic source

Shamela Arabic edition

الحديث: 5149 ¦ الجزء: 7 ¦ الصفحة: 20

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English translation

5149. Narrated Sahl bin Sa'd As-Sã'idi: While I was (sitting) among the people in the company of Allah's Messenger a woman stood up and said, "0 Allah's Messenger! She has given herself (in marriage) to you please give your opinion about her. (l) The Prophet did not give her any reply. She again stood up and said, "0 Allah's Messenger! She has given herself (in marriage) to you; please give your opinion about her." The Prophet did not give her any reply. She again stood up for the third time and said, "0 Allah's Messenger! She has given herself in marriage to you; so give your opinion about her So a man stood up and said, "0 Allah's Messenger! Many her to me." The Prophet 4 & asked him, "Have you got anything?" He said, "No." The Prophet said, "Go and search for something even if it were an iron ring." The man went and searched and then returned saying, "I could not find anything, not even an iron ring." Then the Prophet said, Do you know some of the Our an (by - heart)?" He replied, "I know (by heart) such Sarah and such Sürah The Prophet 4Lt l , said " Go! I have married her to you for what you know of the Qur'an (by heart)."

Arabic text

5149 - حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، سَمِعْتُ أَبَا حَازِمٍ، يَقُولُ: سَمِعْتُ سَهْلَ بْنَ سَعْدٍ السَّاعِدِيَّ، يَقُولُ: إِنِّي لَفِي القَوْمِ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، إِذْ قَامَتِ امْرَأَةٌ فَقَالَتْ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، إِنَّهَا قَدْ وَهَبَتْ نَفْسَهَا لَكَ، فَرَ فِيهَا رَأْيَكَ، فَلَمْ يُجِبْهَا شَيْئًا، ثُمَّ قَامَتْ فَقَالَتْ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، إِنَّهَا قَدْ وَهَبَتْ نَفْسَهَا لَكَ، فَرَ فِيهَا رَأْيَكَ، فَلَمْ يُجِبْهَا شَيْئًا، ثُمَّ قَامَتِ الثَّالِثَةَ فَقَالَتْ: إِنَّهَا قَدْ وَهَبَتْ نَفْسَهَا لَكَ، فَرَ فِيهَا رَأْيَكَ، فَقَامَ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَنْكِحْنِيهَا، قَالَ: «هَلْ عِنْدَكَ مِنْ شَيْءٍ؟» قَالَ: لاَ، قَالَ: «اذْهَبْ فَاطْلُبْ وَلَوْ خَاتَمًا مِنْ حَدِيدٍ» فَذَهَبَ فَطَلَبَ، ثُمَّ جَاءَ فَقَالَ: مَا وَجَدْتُ شَيْئًا وَلاَ خَاتَمًا مِنْ حَدِيدٍ، فَقَالَ: «هَلْ مَعَكَ مِنَ القُرْآنِ شَيْءٌ؟» قَالَ: مَعِي سُورَةُ كَذَا وَسُورَةُ كَذَا، قَالَ: «اذْهَبْ فَقَدْ أَنْكَحْتُكَهَا بِمَا مَعَكَ مِنَ القُرْآنِ»

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