English translation
3341. It was narrated from Sahl bin Sa'd that a woman came to the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ and said: "O Messenger of Allâh, I have
come to offer myself to you (in marriage).” The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ looked her up and down then lowered his head. When the woman saw that he was not saying anything about her, she sat down. A man among his Companions stood up and said: “O Messenger of Allāh, if you do not want to marry her, then marry me to her.” He said: “Do you have anything.” He said: “No, by Allāh, I do not have anything.” He said: “Look, even if it is only an iron ring.” He went, then he came back and said: “No, by Allāh, O Messenger of Allāh, not even an iron ring, but this is my Izār (lower garment)” – Sahl said: “He did not have a Ridâ (upper garment)” – “she can have half of it.” The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: “What could she do with your Izār? If you wear it, she will not have any of it, and if she wears it, you will not have any of it.” The man sat down for a long time, then he got up, and the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ saw him leaving, so he ordered that he be called back. When he came, he said: “What do you know of the Qur’ān?” He said: “I know Sûrah such-and-such, and Sûrah such-and-such,” and listed them. He said: “Can you recite them by heart?” He said: “Yes.” He said: “Then I marry you to her on the basis of what you know of the Qur’ān.” (Sahîh)
Arabic text
3339 - أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ، عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ، عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ: أَنَّ امْرَأَةً جَاءَتْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقَالَتْ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، جِئْتُ لِأَهَبَ نَفْسِي لَكَ، فَنَظَرَ إِلَيْهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَصَعَّدَ النَّظَرَ إِلَيْهَا وَصَوَّبَهُ، ثُمَّ طَأْطَأَ رَأْسَهُ، فَلَمَّا رَأَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَقْضِ فِيهَا شَيْئًا، جَلَسَتْ، فَقَامَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ، فَقَالَ: أَيْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، إِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَكَ بِهَا حَاجَةٌ فَزَوِّجْنِيهَا، قَالَ: «هَلْ عِنْدَكَ مِنْ شَيْءٍ؟» فَقَالَ: لَا، وَاللَّهِ مَا وَجَدْتُ شَيْئًا، فَقَالَ: «انْظُرْ، وَلَوْ خَاتَمًا مِنْ حَدِيدٍ» فَذَهَبَ، ثُمَّ رَجَعَ فَقَالَ: لَا وَاللَّهِ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، وَلَا خَاتَمًا مِنْ حَدِيدٍ، وَلَكِنْ هَذَا إِزَارِي - قَالَ سَهْلٌ: مَا لَهُ رِدَاءٌ - فَلَهَا نِصْفُهُ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مَا تَصْنَعُ بِإِزَارِكَ، إِنْ لَبِسْتَهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ عَلَيْهَا مِنْهُ شَيْءٌ، وَإِنْ لَبِسَتْهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ عَلَيْكَ مِنْهُ شَيْءٌ» فَجَلَسَ الرَّجُلُ حَتَّى طَالَ مَجْلِسُهُ، ثُمَّ قَامَ، فَرَآهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مُوَلِّيًا، فَأَمَرَ بِهِ، فَدُعِيَ، فَلَمَّا جَاءَ قَالَ: «مَاذَا مَعَكَ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ؟» قَالَ: مَعِي سُورَةُ كَذَا وَسُورَةُ كَذَا، عَدَّدَهَا، فَقَالَ: «هَلْ تَقْرَؤُهُنَّ عَنْ ظَهْرِ قَلْبٍ؟» قَالَ: نَعَمْ، قَالَ: «مَلَّكْتُكَهَا بِمَا مَعَكَ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ»
