Darussalam · Volume 3
9. The Chapters On MarriageSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 1889 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 608
Source no. 1889 · Volume 4 · Page 389
Sahih
صحيح، الإرواء (١٨٢٣ و ١٩٢٥) ، الصحيح (١٨٣٨)
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1889. It was narrated that Sahl bin Sa'd said: "A woman came to the Prophet ﷺ and he said: 'Who will marry her?' A man said: 'I will.' The Prophet ﷺ said: 'Give her something, even if it is an iron ring.' He said: 'I do not have one.' He said: 'I marry her to you for what you know of the Qur'an.'" (Sahih)
1889 - حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ، عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، قَالَ: جَاءَتِ امْرَأَةٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، قَالَ: «مَنْ يَتَزَوَّجُهَا؟» ، فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ: أَنَا، فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «أَعْطِهَا وَلَوْ خَاتَمًا مِنْ حَدِيدٍ» ، فَقَالَ: لَيْسَ مَعِي، قَالَ: «قَدْ زَوَّجْتُكَهَا عَلَى مَا مَعَكَ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ»
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There is no minimum amount of dowry fixed. An ordinary usable thing may be fixed as dowry as long the woman agrees. A non-material benefit can also be a dowry, as Musa ﷺ served his in laws and tended to their goats for ten years. (Al-Qasas 28: 27-29)