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3202. It was narrated that Sahl bin Sa'd said: "I was among the people when a woman said: 'I offer myself (in marriage) to you, O Messenger of Allâh, see what you think of me.' A man stood up and said: 'Marry me to her.' He said: 'Go and find (something), even if it is an iron ring.' So he went, but he could not find anything, not even an iron ring. So the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: 'Do you have (memorized) any Sûrahs of the Qur'ân?' He said: 'Yes.' So he married him to her on the basis of what he knew of Sûrahs of the Qur'ân." (Saḥīḥ)
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This woman was also destitute. She had no guardians. That is why Allâh's Messenger ﷺ gave her in marriage, becoming her guardian, in his capacity as the ruler. It transpires from this narration that if someone possessed no amount of money to be given as dower (Mahr), the marriage could be contracted in substitution of education. This is because education also consists of wages or remuneration, and remuneration constitutes wealth. Therefore, there is nothing wrong in it.
